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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
G.17 (419) 2011 Historical and Annual Revision

For release at 12:00 noon (EDT)
March 25, 2011

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization: The 2011 Annual Revision

The Federal Reserve has revised its index of industrial production (IP) and the related measures of
capacity and capacity utilization. Although the revisions affect these data for January 1972 through February
2011, the most significant effects are for the period from 2008 through 2010. Measured from fourth quarter to
fourth quarter, total IP is now reported to have declined 1.4 percentage points and 1.7 percentage points more
sharply in 2008 and in 2009, respectively, and to have risen 0.5 percentage point more rapidly in 2010. That said,
the broad contour of total IP in recent years is similar to previous estimates, and the dates of the recent peak
(September 2007) and the recent trough (June 2009) are unchanged from the earlier estimates. However, the
peak-to-trough decline in total IP, at 17.1 percent, is 2.0 percentage points larger than previously estimated. As
of February 2011, total IP is now shown to have reversed about 55 percent of its peak-to-trough decline,
somewhat less than previously reported.
The revised IP indexes incorporate detailed data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2009 Annual Survey of
Manufactures (ASM), which showed a lower level of annual output than had been previously estimated. In
addition to the 2009 ASM, data from selected editions of the Census Bureau’s 2009 Current Industrial Reports
and annual data from the U.S. Geological Survey regarding metallic and nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) for
2009 were used in the revised estimates. The monthly estimates of production were updated to incorporate
late-arriving or revised monthly indicator data (either product data or input data), and they also reflect
recalculations of seasonal factors.
The revisions show that the rate of capacity utilization for total industry was about 3/4 percentage point
lower than previously estimated in the fourth quarters of 2008 and 2009, as downward revisions to IP were only
partly mirrored by downward revisions to estimates of industrial capacity. In contrast, overall capacity utilization
in the fourth quarter of 2010, at 76.2 percent, was 0.6 percentage point higher than previously reported.
The revised estimates of capacity and capacity utilization incorporate data from the Census Bureau’s
Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity for the fourth quarter of 2010, which covered the manufacturing sector, along
with new data on capacity in the energy and mining sectors from the U.S. Geological Survey, the Department of
Energy, and other organizations.
RESULTS OF THE REVISION
The tables show the summary statistics for the annual revision. Tables 1A and 1B present the monthly,
quarterly, and annual average index levels for total IP and for total capacity and utilization for January 1981
through February 2011, along with the percentage changes in total IP. Tables 2 through 4 show the revised rates
of change in IP from 2006 through 2010 for market groups, industry groups, special aggregates, and selected
detail. Table 5 presents the revised rates of change in capacity by industry groups for the 2006–10 period. Tables
2 through 5 also show the differences between the revised and previous estimates of the rates of change. Table 6
contains the revised capacity utilization rates for the final quarters of 2007 through 2010 and the differences
between the revised and previous estimates. Table 7 reports revised semiannual rates of change for industrial
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production for 2006 through 2010. Table 8 contains revised capacity utilization rates for the second and fourth
quarters of 2006 through 2010. Tables 9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, 11A, and 11B report the revised production, capacity,
and utilization series for total manufacturing, total industry excluding selected high-technology industries, and
manufacturing excluding selected high-technology industries. Table 12 displays the annual proportions in IP by
market and industry groups for 2003 through 2010. Table 13 reports revised IP indexes and capacity utilization
rates for the major market and industry groups for the most recent six months. Table 14 shows price indexes for
data networking equipment.
Industrial Production
The changes in total IP were revised down for 2008 and 2009 (table 2), but the overall contour for IP
during recent years was little changed—moderate gains in 2006 and 2007 are still followed by a steep drop in the
index in 2008 and in the first half of 2009; the index still shows a solid gain in the second half of 2009 and in
2010.1
Production by Industry Group
Manufacturing production expanded in 2006 and 2007 before contracting sharply in 2008 and in the first
half of 2009; the gain in factory output in the second half of 2009 and in 2010 was nearly equivalent to its
decline in the first half of 2009.2 The drop in 2008 was widespread, as output fell for all major manufacturing
industries; for most of these industries, the current estimates show steeper declines than were previously
reported. The net decline in manufacturing for 2009 as a whole was also broadly based, and the current estimates
show larger drops than those reported earlier. For durable goods industries as a whole, output posted a modest
gain in 2006 and rose solidly in 2007; the increase over this period was revised up on balance. Durable goods
output fell sharply in 2008 and 2009, and those declines are now reported to have been even steeper than
previously estimated. For 2010, the production of durable goods moved up strongly, and the gain is now reported
to have been a little stronger than the previous estimate. All major categories of durables posted increases in
2010, and, with only two exceptions (machinery, and computer and electronic products), these gains are now
reported to have been faster than stated earlier.
Production in nondurable manufacturing industries advanced in 2006 and was little changed in 2007
before falling markedly in 2008 and then moving down modestly in the first half of 2009. Beginning in the
second half of 2009, the output of nondurables advanced moderately; by the end of 2010, output was about
6 percent above the level at its 2009 trough but 9 percent below its 2007 level. The rates of change in nondurable
production in 2006 and 2007 are nearly identical to previous reports, while the declines for 2008 and for 2009 as
a whole are now reported to have been more steep. For the 2008–09 period, the downward revision was
concentrated in the indexes for chemicals, for apparel and leather, and for textile and product mills. The
bounceback in the output of nondurables in 2010 is a bit stronger than reported earlier.
The output index for industries not in the scope of manufacturing under the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) (that is, logging and publishing) fell each year from 2006 through 2010. The
declines are now reported to have been somewhat smaller in 2006, 2009, and 2010 but notably larger in 2007 and
2008. The index for mining moved up strongly in 2006, posted a much smaller gain in 2007, edged down in
2008, fell substantially in 2009, and then jumped in 2010. On net, the revisions to mining output show rates of
change in 2006 and 2009 that are lower than previously reported and a gain in 2010 that is higher. The index for
utilities is nearly unchanged from previous estimates, with the exception of 2010, which now shows a stronger
gain than reported earlier.
1 In this section, all the rates of change for a full year are calculated from the fourth quarter of the previous year to the fourth quarter of the reference year. Rates of
change on a half-year basis are shown in table 7.
2 Manufacturing consists of those industries in the North American Industry Classification System definition of manufacturing, plus those industries—logging and
newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishing—that were in the manufacturing sector under the Standard Industrial Classification system.

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The estimates for selected high-technology industries—computers and peripheral equipment,
communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components—were revised modestly, on
net, over the 2006–10 period (table 3). Output in the high-technology sector is still reported to have posted
robust gains in 2006 and 2007, followed by a decline in 2008. The output of high-technology industries turned
up in 2009 and advanced further in 2010. The index for computers and peripheral equipment moved up in each
year from 2006 through 2010, except in 2008, when it fell slightly. Relative to earlier estimates, production of
computers in 2009 is now considerably stronger; revisions in other recent years are, on net, positive but much
smaller. The index for communications equipment recorded a strong gain in 2006, but it fell substantially in
2007 and slipped more in 2008; the index was little changed in 2009 and advanced in 2010. The rates of change
for communications equipment are now reported to have been weaker in each year from 2006 through 2010. The
output of semiconductors and related electronic components moved up in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010 but moved
down in 2008; the gain in 2007 was especially strong. These revisions over the 2006–10 period were fairly small,
and the gains in 2009 and 2010 are now tempered relative to earlier estimates.
Production by Market Group
The production index for final products and nonindustrial supplies (table 2) posted modest gains in 2006
and 2007 and then fell markedly in 2008 and 2009 before reversing course in 2010. The declines in 2008 and
2009 are steeper than previously reported, and the gain in 2010 is now slightly larger than before.
The production of consumer goods edged higher in 2006 and fell a bit in 2007; it then moved down
significantly in 2008 and declined further in 2009. The index moved up in 2010. Compared with previous
estimates, output was revised down noticeably in 2008 and 2009; the revisions in other recent years were much
smaller. The output of durable consumer goods was little changed, on net, from 2006 through 2007, then
dropped steeply in 2008 and declined moderately in 2009; it posted a sizable gain in 2010. Overall revisions
were small for the 2006–10 period. Among durable consumer goods, the revised index for automotive products
declined sharply in 2008, although by less than reported earlier, and the rebound in 2009 is now larger than
before. The index posted a solid gain in 2010. The index for appliances, furniture, and carpeting registered
moderate declines in 2006 and 2007 but then tumbled in 2008 and 2009 before moving up somewhat last year.
The declines in 2008 and 2009 are now even bigger than reported earlier.
The index for consumer nondurables rose modestly in 2006 and then declined in each of the next three
years before moving up in 2010. Relative to earlier reports, the declines are now steeper. The rates of change in
the index for consumer nondurable non-energy goods display a similar pattern; the index was little revised in
2006 and 2007, was revised down in 2008 and 2009, and was revised up in 2010. The largest revision occurred
in the production of clothing, which is now shown to have fallen substantially more steeply, on net, for 2006
through 2009. The index for consumer energy products posted gains from 2006 through 2008 and did so again in
2010, but it was little changed in 2009.
The production of business equipment increased strongly in 2006, rose modestly in 2007, fell sharply in
2008 and again in 2009, and then moved up significantly in 2010. Relative to previous estimates, the declines in
the index were steeper in 2008 and 2009; on net, the revisions to other recent years were small. Among its
components, the output index for transit equipment rose solidly in 2006 and 2007 before plummeting in 2008;
the drop in 2008 was due partly to weakness in the motor vehicle industry and partly to a strike at a major
aircraft producer in the second half of that year. Production advanced markedly in 2009 and 2010, and both
estimates—especially the one for 2010—are stronger than reported earlier. The production of information
processing equipment expanded in each year from 2006 through 2010, except in 2008, when it posted a modest
decline; on net, the rates of change for this market group were revised down. The production of defense and
space equipment is now estimated to have risen every year in the 2006–10 period. The rates of change are now

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noticeably stronger in 2007, 2008, and 2010, and they are moderately weaker in 2006 and 2009.
The output of construction supplies fell modestly in 2006 and 2007 and declined very steeply in 2008 and
2009; in 2010, the index recovered some of the heavy losses from earlier years. Relative to previous estimates,
the decreases in 2008 and 2009 are now even greater than reported earlier, and the gain in 2010 is stronger. The
production of business supplies rose modestly in 2006 and 2007, tumbled in 2008 and 2009, and then moved up
somewhat in 2010. The revisions in this category were relatively small in most years.
The index for materials posted gains in 2006 and 2007 before falling over the next two years and then
turning back up again last year. The revisions to the change in output of materials show larger drops in 2008 and
2009, and larger gains in 2007 and 2010, than were reported earlier. Up through 2008, the indexes for durable
and nondurable materials show similar patterns: Moderate gains in 2006 and 2007 were followed by steep
declines in 2008. In 2009, the output of durable materials continued to contract sharply, but then it rebounded
strongly in 2010. The production of nondurable materials was unchanged in 2009 and rose moderately in 2010.
Revisions to the indexes for durable and nondurable materials show similar patterns in recent years; most
notably, the rates of change for both indexes are lower in 2008, and especially in 2009, than reported earlier. The
index for energy materials moved up in 2006 and 2007, declined modestly in 2008 and 2009, and increased
sharply in 2010. On net, revisions over the 2006–10 period were negative.
Capacity
Total industrial capacity edged up in 2008 and then declined noticeably in 2009 and 2010 (table 5);
capacity was previously estimated to have increased moderately through 2009 and to have edged down in 2010.
For 2011, capacity is still expected to increase 1.1 percent. Manufacturing capacity contracted in 2008, 2009,
and 2010, and the rates of change for all three years were revised down between 1 and 2 percentage points. From
the fourth quarter of 2007 to the fourth quarter of 2010, manufacturing capacity shrank 5.4 percent; previously,
capacity was reported to have decreased 0.8 percent, on net, over this period. In 2011, capacity in the
manufacturing sector is expected to expand 0.9 percent, slightly stronger than the earlier estimate.
Capacity for the selected high-technology industries expanded somewhat more slowly than previously
reported, on net, through 2010, but an upward revision to the rate of change of this measure for 2011 leaves the
level of capacity in the fourth quarter of this year little different from the earlier estimate. In the motor vehicle
and parts sector, revisions generally left the level of capacity a little higher in recent years than previously
reported, though the revised contour of capacity is broadly similar; in particular, after declining nearly 12 percent
from 2006 through 2010, capacity is expected to turn up and increase 2.4 percent in 2011. Excluding the selected
high-technology industries and motor vehicles and parts, durable manufacturing capacity fell in each year from
2008 through 2011; the revised contour is noticeably weaker than the earlier estimates, in which capacity
expanded slightly in 2008, fell less rapidly in 2009 and 2010, and was roughly flat in 2011. Nondurable
manufacturing capacity is now estimated to have edged down, rather than to have increased, in 2008 and to have
contracted more rapidly in 2009 and 2010; in 2011, capacity is now expected to edge up 0.3 percent rather than
advance 1.1 percent.
Capacity at mines expanded from 2007 through 2009 and decreased in 2010; in 2011, the expected
increase in capacity more than reverses the decline from the previous year. The gains in 2008 and 2009 are
stronger than previously published, while the estimates for 2010 now show a decline rather than no change. Oil
and gas extraction capacity steadily increased from 2008 through 2011, while mining capacity elsewhere
decreased in every year except 2011, when a small gain is expected. Capacity at electric and natural gas utilities
is still estimated to have increased steadily over the 2008–10 period; a downward revision to the rate of change in
2009 is offset by an upward revision in 2010 that leaves the level of capacity in the fourth quarter of 2010
essentially unrevised. In 2011, capacity rises less rapidly than previously projected.
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By stage of processing, capacity in the crude stage rose in 2008 and 2009 despite a sharp downward
revision in 2009; the decline in 2010 and subsequent reversal in 2011 are both only slightly weaker than in the
earlier estimates. In contrast, capacity at the primary and semifinished stages shrunk more substantially in 2009
and 2010 than previously reported, and the small gains in 2008 and 2011 have been reduced somewhat. At the
finished stage, capacity is now estimated to have declined in each year from 2008 through 2010; capacity at this
stage was previously estimated to have increased in 2008 and 2010. In 2011, capacity at the finished stage is
projected to post a solid increase.
Capacity Utilization
In 2007, the rate of capacity utilization for total industry, at 81.1 percent, was 0.7 percentage point above
its long-run (1972 through 2010) average of 80.4 percent (table 6).3 Utilization rates plunged in 2008 and in the
first half of 2009, reaching a trough of 67.3 percent in June of that year, before increasing steadily through the
end of 2010. Despite these gains, the level in the fourth quarter of 2010, at 76.2 percent, was still 4.2 percentage
points below its long-run average. The rate of capacity utilization for total industry was revised down about 3/4
percentage point in 2008 and 2009 but was revised up 0.6 percentage point in 2010.
In manufacturing, the rate of utilization in 2007 was revised down 0.1 percentage point to 79.0 percent, a
rate equal to its long-run average. The factory operating rate was revised down 0.8 percentage point in 2008 and
1.1 percentage points in 2009. In particular, the level of the factory operating rate at the June 2009 trough of the
recent recession was revised down 1.0 percentage point to 64.4 percent, the lowest level in the history of the
series, which begins in 1948. For 2010, the factory operating rate was revised up 0.4 percentage point to
73.4 percent. The rates of capacity utilization for durable manufacturing were revised down in each year from
2008 through 2010, while the rates for nondurable manufacturing were revised down in 2007 and 2008 but were
revised up in 2009 and 2010.
As of the fourth quarter of 2010, most major manufacturing industry groups were operating at rates
below—and in some cases, far below—their industry-specific long-run averages. In particular, the utilization
rates for several industries—textile and product mills, wood products, printing and related support activities, and
nonmetallic mineral products—were more than 15 percentage points below their long-run averages. The handful
of industries that were operating at rates above their long-run averages included computers and peripheral
equipment, communications equipment, and miscellaneous manufacturing.
Capacity utilization in mining was above its long-run average in 2006 through 2008, fell below its
long-run average in 2009, and then moved up noticeably in 2010. Relative to the earlier estimates, the utilization
rate for overall mining was revised up somewhat in 2007, down a little in 2008, and down more noticeably in
2009. In 2010, the utilization rate for mining stood at 89.1 percent, a rate 0.2 percentage point higher than
previously reported and 1.7 percentage points above its long-run average. At electric and natural gas utilities, the
rate of capacity utilization was revised up in 2009 and 2010 but down a little in 2008. The rate of utilization at
electric and natural gas utilities stood at 81.3 percent in 2010, a rate 5.3 percent below its long-run average of
86.6 percent.
TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE REVISION
This revision incorporated new comprehensive data from the 2009 ASM and revised data from the 2008
ASM for manufacturing production. Revised price indexes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and
updated price indexes constructed by the Federal Reserve for a few selected industries were also incorporated. 4
3 Unless

otherwise noted, rates of capacity utilization are reported for the fourth quarter of the reference year.
indexes for pharmaceuticals (NAICS 325412), for semiconductors (NAICS 334413), and for most components of communications equipment (NAICS 3342)
are constructed by the Federal Reserve from alternative sources. A table that lists annual and quarterly price indexes for the networking equipment component of
communications equipment follows the text.
4 Price

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In addition, the updated production indexes include revisions to the measures of employment and
production-worker hours from the Current Employment Statistics monthly survey by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. The benchmark indexes for logging and publishing (included in the IP index for manufacturing but no
longer included in manufacturing under NAICS) were updated through 2009 based on data from the U.S. Forest
Service and the Census Bureau.
The revised IP indexes incorporated information from selected Current Industrial Reports for 2010, the
Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity for 2010, and other annual industry reports. The indexes also incorporated
revised monthly and quarterly source data on production, shipments, and inventories.
Annual Benchmark Output Indexes
The annual benchmark indexes—defined for each six-digit NAICS industry as nominal gross output
divided by a price index—were updated to include new as well as revised information from the 2008 and 2009
ASMs. Industrial production and capacity utilization are structured to follow a single industry classification
system, currently 2002 NAICS, from 1972 forward. For the purposes of maintaining a consistent benchmark
time series, data from the 2007 Economic Census and the 2008 and 2009 ASMs, originally classified based on
the 2007 NAICS, were transformed to the 2002 NAICS system using data from tables on product shipments by
industry from the 2002 Economic Census.5 The Census Bureau plans to issue bridge tables providing a more
precise allocation of the data from the 2007 Economic Census into the 2002 NAICS.
Since 2003, the ASM has not included separate data for every six-digit manufacturing industry; data for
some industries were included only as part of a larger group of industries. For 2003 through 2006, the IP
benchmark indexes were calculated by allocating the data from these combined industries to their six-digit
components based on each component’s share of the total in both the 2002 and 2007 Economic Censuses. Data
from the 2008 and 2009 ASMs were allocated to the component six-digit industries based on shares solely from
the 2007 Economic Census.
The deflators for the IP benchmarks primarily reflect industry shipments deflators issued by the BEA in
December 2010.
Changes to Individual Production and Capacity Series
Very few production indicators were affected by methodological changes in this revision.
Computers
This revision updates the methods used to calculate four IP series for computers (business desktop
computers, consumer desktop computers, business mobile computers, and consumer mobile computers). These
four IP series are all components of NAICS 334111. The source data for computers come from IDC and measure
quarterly domestic absorption of computers. Up through the third quarter of 2009, the Federal Reserve received
detailed information on the absorption of desktop and mobile computers by businesses and by consumers.
Beginning with the fourth quarter of 2009, the Federal Reserve acquired information on absorption of only total
desktops and total mobiles but did not acquire detailed information on the business and consumer components
for these platforms.
This revision adopted a new method of calculating the share of total desktops (or mobiles) that should be
attributed to business absorption and the share that should be attributed to consumer absorption. Data from the
5 The 2007 NAICS included about a dozen six-digit manufacturing industries that had different coverage than they did in the 2002 NAICS. One industry included in
the 2002 NAICS, Laboratory apparatus and furniture manufacturing (NAICS 339111), was eliminated; its various componenets were distributed among seven different
six-digit industries in the 2007 NAICS.

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BEA’s national income and product accounts for consumer and business spending on computers are used to
extend the business and consumer shares of computer output beyond the end of the IDC data. A strong historical
relationship exists between the business and consumer splits in the IDC data and the ratio of personal
consumption expenditures on computers to business expenditures on computers.
Series Switched from Using Product Data to Using Production-Worker Hours
Product data used as an indicator for the output of aluminum foundries (NAICS 331521,4) have been
discontinued. This revision replaces the discontinued data with production-worker hours from 2007 to the
present.
Weights for Aggregation
The IP index is a Fisher index. The weights for manufacturing industries are derived from value-added
measures from the Census of Manufactures and the ASM. The Federal Reserve derives estimates of value added
for the electric and gas utility industries from annual revenue and expense data issued by other organizations.
The weights for aggregation, expressed as value added per unit, were estimated with the latest data on producer
prices for the period after 2009. Table 12 shows the annual value-added proportions in the IP index from 2003
through 2010.
Revised Quarterly and Monthly Data
This revision incorporates product data that became available or were revised after the regular six-month
reporting window for monthly IP was closed. These data were released with too great a lag to be included with
monthly IP estimates but were available for inclusion in the annual revision.
Revised Seasonal Factors
Seasonal factors for all series were reestimated using data that extend into 2011. Factors for
production-worker hours—which adjust for timing, holiday, and monthly seasonal patterns—were updated with
data through January 2011. The updated factors for the physical product series, which include adjustments for
holiday and workday patterns, used data through December 2010 where available. Seasonal factors for unit
motor vehicle assemblies have been updated, and projections through June 2011 are on the Board’s website at
www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/mvsf.htm.

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Data Availability and Publication Changes
Files containing the revised data and the text and tables from this release are available on
the Board’s website at www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17, as are updated data for the annual
revision and for all of the regularly issued series on industrial production, capacity, and capacity
utilization. Further information on these revisions is available from the Board’s Industrial Output
Section (telephone 202-452-3197).
A document with printed tables of the revised estimates of series shown in the G.17 release
is available upon request to the Industrial Output Section, Mail Stop 82, Division of Research and
Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.
An expanded version of this release will be published in a forthcoming report that will be
available on the Board’s website.

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1. Total industrial production, capacity, and utilization
Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
Revised
Earlier

130

120

110

100
Capacity
90

80
Production
75
70

65

60

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

Percent of capacity

55

86
82

Utilization

78
74
70
66

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

Note: The shaded areas are periods of business recession as defined by the National Bureau of Economic
Research (NBER).

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2012

62

2. Manufacturing industrial production, capacity, and utilization
Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
Revised
Earlier

130
120

110

100
Capacity
90

80
Production

70
65
60

55

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

Percent of capacity

50

86
82

Utilization
78
74
70
66

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

Notes: The shaded areas are periods of business recession as defined by the NBER. Manufacturing consists of
those industries in the North American Industry Classification System, or NAICS, definition of manufacturing plus those
industries--logging and newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishing--that have traditionally been considered to
be manufacturing and included in the industrial sector.

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3. Industrial production and capacity utilization
Industrial production

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
105
100
95

Excluding
high-technology
industries

90
85
80
75

Total IP

70
65
60
1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

Industrial production

2004

2006

2008

2010

55

Percent change from year earlier
15
Total IP

10
5
0

Excluding the
contribution
of high-technology
industries

-5
-10
-15

1988

1990

1992

Industrial production

1994

1996

1998

Ratio scale, 2007 = 100

2000

2002

2004

2006

Capacity utilization

2008

2010

Percent of capacity
100

200
150
Communications eq.

-20

High-technology
industries

90

100
80

Computers

60

Semiconductors

40

80
Excluding
high-technology
industries

70

60

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

20

1990

1995

2000

2005

Notes: High-technology industries are defined as semiconductors and related electronic components
(NAICS 334412-9), computers (NAICS 3341),and communications equipment (NAICS 3342).
The shaded areas are periods of business recession as defined by the NBER.

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2010

50

4. Consumer goods
Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
110

Revised
Earlier

100

90
Detail: 2008 to present

105

80

100
95

70

90
85
2008

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2009

2002

2010

2011

2004

Components of consumer goods

2006

2008

2010

60

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
125

Revised durable
Revised nondurable
Earlier

105
Nondurable

85

Detail: 2008 to present

115
110
105
100
95
90

Durable

65

85
80
75
70
2008

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2009

2002

2010

2004

2011

2006

65

2008

Note: The shaded areas represent periods of business recession as defined by the NBER.

12

2010

45

5. Equipment
Total

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
130

Revised
Earlier

110
90
70

Detail: 2008 to present

115
105
95

50

85
75
2008

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2009

2004

2010

2006

2011

2008

2010

30

Note: Includes business equipment, defense and space equipment, oil and gas well drilling, and manufactured
homes.

Business

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100

120
100
80

Detail: 2008 to present

115

60

105
95

40

85
75
2008

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

Defense and space

2009

2004

2010

2006

2011

2008

2010

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100

20

160
140
120
100

Defense and space

80

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

Note: The shaded areas represent periods of business recession as defined by the NBER.

13

2010

60

6. Nonindustrial supplies
Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
110

Revised
Earlier

90

Detail: 2008 to present

105
100
95
90

70

85
80
2008

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2009

2004

Construction supplies

2010

2006

2008

1990

2008

75

2010

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2009

2002

2010

2011

2004

Business supplies

50

110

90

Detail: 2008 to present

1988

2011

105
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65

2006

70

2008

2010

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100

50

110

90

Detail: 2008 to present

105
100
95

70

90
85
2008

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2009

2010

2004

80

2011

2006

2008

Note: The shaded areas represent periods of business recession as defined by the NBER.

14

2010

50

7. Industrial materials
Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
110

Revised
Earlier

90

Detail: 2008 to present

105
100
95

70

90
85

2008

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2009

2004

Components of industrial materials

2010

2006

2011

2008

80

2010

50

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
120

Energy

100

80

Detail: 2008 to present
110
105

60

100
95

Non-energy

90
85
80
75
2008

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2009

2004

2010

2006

2011

2008

Note: The shaded areas represent periods of business recession as defined by the NBER.

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2010

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8. Capacity utilization by stage of process
Capacity utilization

Percent of capacity
100

Revised
Earlier

95

Crude processing

90
85
80
75

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

Capacity utilization

2008

2010

70

Percent of capacity
95
Primary and
semifinished processing

90
85
80
75
70
65

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

Capacity utilization

2008

2010

60

Percent of capacity
90
85

Finished processing

80
75
70
65

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

Note: The shaded areas are periods of business recession as defined by the NBER.

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2006

2008

2010

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Table 1A
I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION : Total
Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual1

-.6
-2.0
1.9
2.0

-.5
2.0
-.6
.5

.5
-.7
.8
.5

-.4
-.9
1.2
.6

.6
-.6
.7
.5

.5
-.3
.5
.3

.6
-.3
1.5
.3

.0
-.8
1.1
.1

-.6
-.4
1.5
-.2

-.7
-.8
.8
-.1

-1.1
-.4
.3
.4

-1.1
-.7
.5
.1

1.0
-7.9
4.7
12.4

1.3
-4.9
9.2
6.3

3.8
-5.5
14.3
2.9

-8.5
-7.2
10.7
.3

1.3
-5.2
2.8
8.9

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

-.2
.5
-.3
.1
.3

.4
-.7
1.3
.4
-.4

.1
-.6
.2
.2
.3

-.2
.1
.6
.5
.0

.1
.2
.7
-.1
-.7

.1
-.3
.5
.2
.1

-.7
.6
.6
.1
-1.0

.4
-.2
.7
.5
.9

.4
.2
.3
-.4
-.3

-.4
.5
1.5
.5
-.1

.3
.5
.5
.2
.3

1.0
.9
.5
.4
.6

1.1
2.3
5.4
3.6
1.7

.4
-2.3
7.3
3.4
-1.4

-.7
1.6
7.3
1.8
-2.6

2.4
4.6
10.2
2.8
1.6

1.2
1.0
5.2
5.2
.9

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

-.6
-.4
-.6
.5
.4

.9
-.7
.8
.4
.0

.5
-.5
.8
.0
1.0

-.1
.2
.7
.3
.5

.2
1.0
.3
-.4
.5

.3
1.0
.0
.2
.7

-.1
.0
.9
.3
.2

.2
.1
-.5
.0
.6

.2
.9
.2
.5
.2

-.8
-.2
.7
.7
.8

-1.2
-.1
.4
.4
.6

-.7
-.3
.0
.5
1.1

2.9
-7.4
-.4
3.6
5.2

3.0
2.5
7.2
1.0
7.4

1.7
5.5
2.9
2.0
5.1

-6.2
.8
4.1
6.1
8.2

1.0
-1.5
2.8
3.3
5.3

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

.3
-.6
.1
.5
.4

.0
1.6
1.2
.1
.4

.2
-.1
.8
.1
.2

-.1
.8
.0
.4
.2

.2
.7
.7
.7
.8

.3
.9
.5
-.6
-.1

-.4
-.1
.6
-.4
.7

1.3
.6
1.3
2.2
.4

.3
.5
.9
-.3
-.3

-.2
.0
.7
.8
1.3

.2
.8
.9
-.1
.5

.4
.6
.4
.3
.8

5.1
3.0
7.8
4.4
3.8

1.2
8.5
6.5
2.9
3.9

3.7
5.4
9.6
3.0
4.1

3.0
5.4
10.1
5.7
7.5

4.7
4.4
7.2
5.8
4.3

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

.1
-.7
.6
.8
.3

.4
-.6
.0
.3
.6

.4
-.3
.8
-.2
-.6

.6
-.2
.4
-.8
.4

.1
-.7
.6
.0
.7

.1
-.6
.9
.0
-.9

-.3
-.5
-.3
.3
.7

-.2
-.3
.2
-.1
.3

.5
-.4
.1
.6
.0

-.4
-.5
-.4
.0
1.0

.0
-.5
.5
.8
.2

-.3
.0
-.5
.0
.7

4.7
-5.5
2.8
3.0
2.8

4.5
-5.2
6.7
-3.1
1.7

-.6
-5.7
2.6
2.0
2.1

-1.1
-4.7
-.4
3.4
5.8

4.0
-3.4
.2
1.3
2.3

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

.5
.2
-.3
-.3
-2.1

.7
.1
1.1
-.2
-.5

-.1
.2
.0
-.4
-1.7

.0
.4
.8
-.9
-.9

.2
-.2
-.1
-.6
-1.1

.4
.4
.0
-.3
-.4

-.2
.2
.1
-.4
1.1

.1
.2
.0
-1.7
.9

-2.0
-.1
.5
-4.1
.7

1.2
.0
-.6
.9
.3

1.0
-.1
.4
-1.3
.2

.6
1.1
.2
-2.6
.6

6.1
4.0
4.5
-1.2
-18.9

1.7
2.4
4.5
-6.6
-11.5

-1.7
1.8
1.1
-12.2
5.3

3.1
1.0
.1
-15.7
5.6

3.2
2.2
2.7
-3.7
-11.2

2010
2011

1.2
.2

.2
.0

.5

.4

1.3

.1

.9

.2

.3

-.1

.4

1.4

8.1

7.1

6.7

3.7

5.3

IP (2007=100)
1981
1982
1983
1984

50.8
48.7
47.7
52.9

50.6
49.7
47.4
53.1

50.9
49.3
47.8
53.4

50.6
48.9
48.3
53.7

51.0
48.6
48.7
54.0

51.2
48.4
48.9
54.2

51.5
48.3
49.7
54.4

51.5
47.9
50.2
54.4

51.2
47.7
51.0
54.3

50.8
47.3
51.4
54.2

50.3
47.1
51.6
54.4

49.7
46.8
51.8
54.5

50.8
49.2
47.6
53.1

50.9
48.6
48.7
54.0

51.4
47.9
50.3
54.3

50.3
47.1
51.6
54.4

50.8
48.2
49.5
54.0

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

54.4
55.5
55.9
60.2
62.0

54.6
55.1
56.6
60.4
61.7

54.7
54.8
56.7
60.6
61.9

54.5
54.8
57.0
60.9
61.9

54.6
54.9
57.4
60.8
61.5

54.6
54.7
57.7
61.0
61.5

54.3
55.1
58.1
61.0
60.9

54.5
55.0
58.5
61.3
61.5

54.7
55.1
58.7
61.1
61.3

54.5
55.3
59.5
61.4
61.2

54.7
55.6
59.9
61.5
61.4

55.3
56.1
60.1
61.8
61.8

54.5
55.1
56.4
60.4
61.8

54.6
54.8
57.4
60.9
61.6

54.5
55.0
58.4
61.2
61.2

54.8
55.7
59.8
61.6
61.5

54.6
55.2
58.0
61.0
61.5

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

61.4
60.8
61.2
64.3
66.5

62.0
60.4
61.7
64.5
66.5

62.3
60.1
62.2
64.5
67.2

62.2
60.2
62.6
64.7
67.5

62.3
60.8
62.9
64.5
67.9

62.5
61.4
62.9
64.6
68.3

62.5
61.4
63.4
64.8
68.5

62.6
61.5
63.1
64.8
68.8

62.8
62.0
63.2
65.1
69.0

62.3
61.9
63.7
65.6
69.6

61.5
61.8
63.9
65.8
70.0

61.1
61.6
64.0
66.2
70.8

61.9
60.4
61.7
64.4
66.7

62.4
60.8
62.8
64.6
67.9

62.6
61.6
63.2
64.9
68.8

61.6
61.8
63.9
65.9
70.1

62.1
61.2
62.9
65.0
68.4

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

71.0
72.2
77.0
83.7
86.7

71.0
73.4
78.0
83.8
87.1

71.1
73.3
78.6
83.9
87.3

71.0
73.9
78.6
84.2
87.5

71.2
74.4
79.2
84.8
88.1

71.4
75.1
79.5
84.3
88.0

71.2
75.0
80.0
83.9
88.6

72.1
75.5
81.1
85.7
89.0

72.3
75.9
81.8
85.5
88.7

72.2
75.8
82.3
86.2
89.8

72.4
76.5
83.0
86.1
90.3

72.6
77.0
83.3
86.4
91.0

71.0
72.9
77.9
83.8
87.0

71.2
74.4
79.1
84.4
87.9

71.9
75.4
80.9
85.0
88.8

72.4
76.4
82.9
86.2
90.4

71.6
74.8
80.2
84.9
88.5

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

91.1
91.2
87.6
90.2
91.3

91.4
90.6
87.5
90.5
91.8

91.8
90.4
88.2
90.4
91.3

92.3
90.2
88.6
89.6
91.7

92.5
89.5
89.1
89.6
92.4

92.5
88.9
89.9
89.7
91.5

92.3
88.5
89.6
89.9
92.2

92.1
88.2
89.8
89.9
92.4

92.5
87.9
89.9
90.4
92.4

92.1
87.5
89.5
90.4
93.3

92.2
87.0
90.0
91.1
93.5

91.8
87.0
89.5
91.1
94.1

91.4
90.7
87.8
90.4
91.5

92.4
89.5
89.2
89.6
91.9

92.3
88.2
89.8
90.1
92.3

92.0
87.2
89.7
90.8
93.6

92.1
88.9
89.1
90.2
92.3

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

94.6
96.6
98.3
100.4
87.5

95.3
96.7
99.4
100.2
87.0

95.2
96.9
99.4
99.8
85.5

95.2
97.3
100.2
98.9
84.8

95.4
97.1
100.1
98.3
83.9

95.7
97.5
100.1
98.1
83.5

95.6
97.6
100.2
97.7
84.4

95.7
97.8
100.2
96.1
85.2

93.8
97.7
100.7
92.1
85.8

95.0
97.7
100.1
92.9
86.0

95.9
97.6
100.5
91.7
86.2

96.4
98.6
100.7
89.3
86.7

95.0
96.7
99.0
100.1
86.7

95.4
97.3
100.1
98.4
84.1

95.0
97.7
100.4
95.3
85.2

95.8
98.0
100.4
91.3
86.3

95.3
97.4
100.0
96.3
85.5

2010
2011

87.7
93.0

87.9
93.0

88.4

88.7

89.9

90.0

90.8

91.0

91.2

91.2

91.5

92.8

88.0

89.5

91.0

91.8

90.1

Year
IP (percent
change)
1981
1982
1983
1984

N OTE : Estimates from October 2010 through February 2011 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. Annual averages of industrial production are calculated from not seasonally adjusted indexes.

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Table 1B
C APACITY AND U TILIZATION : Total
Seasonally adjusted

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual

Capacity
(percent of
2007 output)
1981
1982
1983
1984

63.0
64.9
66.0
66.4

63.1
65.0
66.0
66.5

63.3
65.1
66.0
66.6

63.4
65.3
66.1
66.7

63.6
65.4
66.1
66.9

63.8
65.5
66.1
67.0

63.9
65.6
66.1
67.1

64.1
65.7
66.2
67.3

64.2
65.8
66.2
67.4

64.4
65.8
66.2
67.6

64.6
65.9
66.3
67.7

64.7
65.9
66.4
67.9

63.1
65.0
66.0
66.5

63.6
65.4
66.1
66.9

64.1
65.7
66.2
67.3

64.6
65.9
66.3
67.8

63.8
65.5
66.1
67.1

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

68.1
69.8
70.7
72.2
72.7

68.3
69.8
70.9
72.2
72.8

68.4
69.9
71.0
72.3
73.0

68.6
70.0
71.1
72.3
73.1

68.8
70.0
71.3
72.3
73.2

68.9
70.1
71.4
72.4
73.4

69.1
70.2
71.6
72.4
73.5

69.2
70.2
71.7
72.4
73.7

69.4
70.3
71.8
72.5
73.8

69.5
70.4
71.9
72.5
74.0

69.6
70.5
72.0
72.6
74.2

69.7
70.6
72.1
72.7
74.3

68.3
69.8
70.9
72.2
72.8

68.8
70.0
71.3
72.3
73.2

69.2
70.2
71.7
72.4
73.7

69.6
70.5
72.0
72.6
74.2

69.0
70.2
71.5
72.4
73.5

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

74.5
76.1
77.2
79.1
80.6

74.6
76.2
77.3
79.2
80.7

74.8
76.3
77.5
79.3
80.9

75.0
76.4
77.6
79.5
81.1

75.1
76.5
77.8
79.6
81.4

75.2
76.6
77.9
79.7
81.6

75.4
76.7
78.1
79.8
81.9

75.5
76.7
78.3
79.9
82.1

75.6
76.8
78.4
80.0
82.4

75.8
76.9
78.6
80.1
82.6

75.9
77.0
78.8
80.3
82.9

76.0
77.1
78.9
80.4
83.2

74.6
76.2
77.3
79.2
80.8

75.1
76.5
77.8
79.6
81.4

75.5
76.7
78.3
79.9
82.1

75.9
77.0
78.8
80.3
82.9

75.3
76.6
78.0
79.7
81.8

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

83.5
87.4
92.4
99.1
106.0

83.8
87.7
92.8
99.8
106.5

84.1
88.1
93.3
100.4
106.9

84.4
88.5
93.8
101.1
107.4

84.7
88.9
94.3
101.7
107.8

85.0
89.3
94.8
102.3
108.2

85.3
89.8
95.4
102.9
108.6

85.6
90.2
95.9
103.5
109.0

85.9
90.6
96.5
104.0
109.4

86.3
91.0
97.2
104.6
109.8

86.6
91.5
97.8
105.1
110.2

87.0
91.9
98.4
105.6
110.6

83.8
87.7
92.8
99.8
106.5

84.7
88.9
94.3
101.7
107.8

85.6
90.2
96.0
103.5
109.0

86.6
91.5
97.8
105.1
110.2

85.2
89.6
95.2
102.5
108.4

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

111.0
115.3
118.6
119.1
118.6

111.4
115.7
118.7
119.0
118.6

111.8
116.0
118.9
119.0
118.6

112.2
116.3
119.0
118.9
118.6

112.6
116.6
119.1
118.9
118.5

112.9
116.9
119.2
118.8
118.5

113.3
117.2
119.2
118.8
118.5

113.7
117.4
119.2
118.7
118.5

114.0
117.7
119.2
118.7
118.5

114.3
117.9
119.2
118.7
118.5

114.7
118.2
119.2
118.6
118.6

115.0
118.4
119.1
118.6
118.6

111.4
115.7
118.7
119.0
118.6

112.6
116.6
119.1
118.9
118.5

113.6
117.4
119.2
118.7
118.5

114.7
118.2
119.2
118.6
118.6

113.1
117.0
119.1
118.8
118.6

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

118.6
120.1
122.7
123.8
124.2

118.7
120.3
122.9
123.8
124.3

118.8
120.5
123.1
123.7
124.3

118.9
120.7
123.3
123.7
124.3

119.0
120.8
123.5
123.7
124.2

119.1
121.0
123.6
123.7
124.1

119.2
121.3
123.7
123.7
123.9

119.4
121.5
123.8
123.8
123.6

119.5
121.7
123.9
123.9
123.4

119.7
121.9
123.9
124.0
123.1

119.8
122.2
123.9
124.1
122.8

120.0
122.4
123.8
124.2
122.4

118.7
120.3
122.9
123.8
124.3

119.0
120.8
123.5
123.7
124.2

119.4
121.5
123.8
123.8
123.6

119.8
122.2
123.9
124.1
122.8

119.2
121.2
123.5
123.8
123.7

2010
2011

122.1
120.7

121.8
120.8

121.5

121.2

121.0

120.8

120.6

120.5

120.5

120.5

120.5

120.6

121.8

121.0

120.6

120.5

121.0

Utilization (percent)
1981
1982
1983
1984

80.7
75.1
72.3
79.6

80.1
76.4
71.8
79.9

80.4
75.7
72.3
80.1

79.8
74.9
73.2
80.5

80.1
74.3
73.7
80.7

80.3
73.9
74.1
80.9

80.6
73.6
75.2
81.0

80.4
72.9
75.9
80.8

79.7
72.5
77.0
80.5

78.9
71.9
77.6
80.2

77.9
71.5
77.8
80.3

76.8
70.9
78.1
80.2

80.4
75.8
72.1
79.9

80.1
74.4
73.6
80.7

80.2
73.0
76.0
80.8

77.9
71.4
77.8
80.3

79.6
73.6
74.9
80.4

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

79.8
79.6
79.0
83.4
85.2

80.0
78.9
79.9
83.6
84.7

79.9
78.3
79.9
83.8
84.8

79.5
78.3
80.2
84.2
84.7

79.4
78.4
80.6
84.1
84.0

79.3
78.1
80.8
84.3
83.9

78.5
78.5
81.2
84.3
82.9

78.7
78.3
81.6
84.7
83.4

78.9
78.3
81.7
84.3
83.0

78.5
78.6
82.8
84.7
82.7

78.6
78.8
83.1
84.8
82.8

79.3
79.4
83.4
85.1
83.1

79.9
78.9
79.6
83.6
84.9

79.4
78.3
80.5
84.2
84.2

78.7
78.4
81.5
84.4
83.1

78.8
78.9
83.1
84.8
82.9

79.2
78.6
81.2
84.3
83.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

82.5
79.9
79.3
81.3
82.5

83.0
79.3
79.8
81.4
82.3

83.3
78.8
80.3
81.3
83.0

83.0
78.8
80.7
81.4
83.2

83.0
79.5
80.8
81.0
83.4

83.1
80.2
80.7
81.1
83.7

82.9
80.1
81.2
81.3
83.6

82.9
80.1
80.6
81.1
83.8

83.0
80.7
80.6
81.4
83.8

82.2
80.5
81.0
81.9
84.2

81.1
80.3
81.2
82.0
84.4

80.4
79.9
81.0
82.3
85.1

82.9
79.3
79.8
81.3
82.6

83.0
79.5
80.7
81.2
83.5

82.9
80.3
80.8
81.3
83.7

81.2
80.2
81.1
82.1
84.6

82.5
79.8
80.6
81.5
83.6

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

85.0
82.6
83.4
84.5
81.8

84.7
83.6
84.0
84.0
81.8

84.6
83.1
84.2
83.5
81.6

84.2
83.5
83.8
83.3
81.5

84.1
83.6
84.0
83.3
81.7

84.1
84.0
83.9
82.3
81.3

83.4
83.5
83.9
81.5
81.6

84.2
83.7
84.5
82.8
81.6

84.2
83.7
84.7
82.1
81.1

83.7
83.3
84.7
82.4
81.8

83.5
83.6
84.9
81.9
81.9

83.5
83.7
84.7
81.8
82.2

84.8
83.1
83.9
84.0
81.7

84.1
83.7
83.9
83.0
81.5

83.9
83.6
84.4
82.2
81.4

83.6
83.6
84.8
82.1
82.0

84.1
83.5
84.2
82.8
81.7

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

82.0
79.1
73.8
75.7
77.0

82.0
78.4
73.7
76.0
77.4

82.1
77.9
74.2
75.9
77.0

82.3
77.5
74.4
75.4
77.3

82.1
76.8
74.8
75.4
77.9

81.9
76.1
75.4
75.5
77.2

81.5
75.6
75.2
75.7
77.8

81.0
75.1
75.3
75.7
78.0

81.2
74.7
75.4
76.2
77.9

80.6
74.2
75.1
76.2
78.7

80.4
73.6
75.5
76.8
78.8

79.8
73.5
75.1
76.8
79.4

82.1
78.5
73.9
75.9
77.1

82.1
76.8
74.9
75.4
77.5

81.2
75.1
75.3
75.9
77.9

80.3
73.8
75.2
76.6
79.0

81.4
76.0
74.8
75.9
77.9

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

79.8
80.4
80.2
81.1
70.4

80.3
80.3
80.9
81.0
70.0

80.1
80.4
80.8
80.6
68.8

80.1
80.6
81.2
80.0
68.2

80.2
80.3
81.1
79.5
67.5

80.4
80.5
81.0
79.3
67.3

80.2
80.5
81.0
79.0
68.2

80.2
80.5
81.0
77.6
68.9

78.5
80.3
81.3
74.3
69.5

79.4
80.1
80.8
74.9
69.9

80.0
79.9
81.1
73.9
70.2

80.4
80.5
81.3
71.9
70.8

80.1
80.4
80.6
80.9
69.7

80.2
80.5
81.1
79.6
67.7

79.6
80.4
81.1
77.0
68.9

79.9
80.2
81.1
73.6
70.3

79.9
80.4
81.0
77.8
69.2

2010
2011

71.9
77.1

72.2
77.0

72.8

73.2

74.3

74.5

75.3

75.5

75.7

75.7

75.9

77.0

72.3

74.0

75.5

76.2

74.5

N OTE : Estimates from October 2010 through February 2011 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.

18

Table 2
R ATES O F C HANGE IN I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION , M ARKET AND I NDUSTRY G ROUP S UMMARY: 2006–10 1
Difference between
revised and earlier changes
(percentage points)

Revised change
(percent)

Item
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2.3

2.5

-9.1

-5.5

6.4

-.2

.2

-1.4

-1.7

.5

1.5
.2
-1.9
-1.6
8.9
-5.6
-2.1
.9
.6
-1.1
-15.1
5.2
1.6
1.8

1.0
-.6
2.0
6.1
18.5
-4.0
-3.6
-1.4
-2.6
-2.0
-23.0
-1.6
-4.4
2.1

-9.1
-7.5
-18.5
-22.2
-6.5
-22.2
-12.7
-3.9
-5.7
-4.1
-12.3
-7.3
-9.8
1.9

-5.5
-2.1
-1.7
9.1
2.5
-15.0
-12.1
-2.2
-2.8
-1.2
-23.8
-3.5
-5.7
.1

5.5
3.4
5.6
6.1
-5.7
3.1
7.6
2.8
2.4
4.8
7.7
-.4
-2.7
4.3

-.1
.1
.2
.4
2.6
-.3
-.2
.1
.0
-.2
-1.3
.2
.8
.3

.1
-.3
-.5
-1.1
-.3
.4
.2
-.2
-.1
.3
1.3
-.5
-2.2
-.5

-1.8
-1.4
-.2
1.9
-3.1
-3.4
-1.6
-1.9
-2.7
-.5
-6.2
-5.6
-4.6
.4

-1.2
-1.2
.4
3.2
.1
-4.6
-2.1
-1.6
-2.4
-1.7
-10.3
-3.7
-.5
1.0

.4
.3
.3
-.2
-.9
1.5
.3
.3
.2
-.4
-.5
.7
.5
.4

Business equipment
Transit
Information processing
Industrial and other
Defense and space equipment

8.0
8.5
14.1
4.4
3.3

3.7
5.1
3.4
3.3
20.5

-12.9
-35.4
-3.7
-8.4
1.9

-7.9
11.9
1.3
-18.0
1.2

12.8
10.5
13.4
13.4
5.8

-.9
-2.2
-1.1
-.3
-.6

.8
3.6
-1.2
.8
2.7

-4.5
-8.4
-4.4
-2.0
3.8

-1.4
.8
2.2
-3.6
-.6

.2
6.4
-2.2
-.5
2.7

Construction supplies
Business supplies

-2.7
.7

-.9
1.0

-17.0
-8.7

-17.3
-5.8

10.1
1.5

-.2
.0

.8
-.3

-2.9
-1.1

-5.5
.2

2.7
-.2

3.3
2.6
1.4
-5.1
9.5
-1.9
4.6
-12.3
1.2
10.6
4.8

4.4
5.5
6.7
-1.1
16.3
2.6
3.6
-8.3
-.6
7.8
2.5

-9.1
-14.1
-13.7
-26.0
-7.3
-14.3
-14.8
-16.9
-11.0
-21.1
-.8

-5.5
-7.7
-12.9
-14.7
-10.7
-14.0
.0
-4.6
-4.5
2.9
-1.9

7.6
8.1
11.8
9.0
12.3
12.1
3.5
9.5
.5
4.8
6.5

-.3
.1
.1
-.5
.3
.3
.1
-.4
.0
.1
-1.2

.4
.5
.5
1.7
.4
.1
.4
.9
.1
1.1
.4

-1.0
-1.4
-1.5
-2.5
-1.6
-1.2
-1.3
-.5
.3
-3.0
-.2

-2.3
-3.0
-3.7
-7.0
-2.6
-3.6
-2.1
-2.5
1.1
-6.6
-1.0

.7
.5
.9
-.9
-.2
2.2
.6
1.6
.3
1.3
.9

321
327
331
332
333
334

2.0
2.1
2.5
-11.1
-2.5
-2.8
4.1
3.3
12.8

2.8
3.2
5.9
-4.2
-1.5
9.5
4.9
3.2
14.9

-11.8
-11.8
-13.3
-22.5
-19.4
-19.9
-11.8
-9.0
-5.7

-6.1
-5.9
-9.1
-11.7
-18.3
-8.3
-19.3
-20.4
1.4

6.2
6.7
9.9
5.9
7.1
12.4
14.0
16.4
12.1

.0
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.3
1.8
-.5
.0
.0

.2
.4
.6
.3
.9
-1.4
1.6
.2
-.5

-1.9
-1.8
-2.0
-1.6
-3.5
3.3
-4.6
-.8
-3.1

-2.0
-2.2
-2.9
-1.0
-6.5
-5.3
-7.6
-1.3
-.3

.4
.4
.7
4.6
1.9
1.0
2.2
-2.1
-1.6

335
3361–3

.1
-3.9

4.2
-2.7

-10.5
-28.7

-17.5
2.3

9.6
10.2

-.2
.0

1.0
.0

-4.9
-1.2

-7.1
1.0

.9
1.9

3364–9
337
339

8.3
-3.2
.0

21.2
-.1
-.9

-13.7
-20.7
-1.1

.8
-21.3
-5.3

1.0
6.5
4.1

-1.1
-.5
-.7

3.7
1.4
.7

-.5
-4.4
-.9

-1.8
-6.1
-2.5

1.9
2.7
1.7

311,2
313,4
315,6
322
323
324
325
326

1.6
-1.0
-13.0
-7.9
.3
2.0
7.0
6.5
-4.3

.1
-1.1
-10.2
-22.8
-.1
.5
-.3
3.6
-.9

-10.1
-3.4
-16.7
-18.6
-12.9
-10.3
-4.0
-14.6
-15.5

-2.3
-.5
-10.5
-18.9
-.3
-13.5
-.9
-.5
-7.3

3.6
4.4
6.7
6.9
2.2
-3.0
4.2
2.0
9.8

.1
-.1
-.4
-.8
.0
.1
.8
.1
.1

.1
.2
1.1
.2
.2
.1
-1.0
.3
-.3

-1.6
.0
-1.6
-3.6
.3
-1.0
.3
-4.2
-.5

-1.7
-.5
-5.0
-5.0
.0
.5
.5
-4.4
1.6

.3
-.7
3.2
-1.2
.5
.2
-1.0
.9
1.5

1133,5111

-.4

-4.7

-12.2

-10.0

-4.5

.8

-2.2

-3.1

1.3

.3

21
2211,2
2211
2212

7.2
-.8
-1.2
1.1

.6
3.1
3.4
1.3

-.4
-.4
-1.5
5.1

-5.4
-1.3
-1.7
.9

10.1
3.4
2.8
6.8

-1.5
-.1
-.1
-.1

.5
.0
.0
-.2

-.1
.0
-.1
.2

-.9
.1
.1
.3

1.2
.8
.8
.9

Total IP
M ARKET G ROUPS
Final products and nonindustrial supplies
Consumer goods
Durable
Automotive products
Home electronics
Appliances, furniture, carpeting
Miscellaneous goods
Nondurable
Non-energy
Foods and tobacco
Clothing
Chemical products
Paper products
Energy

Materials
Non-energy
Durable
Consumer parts
Equipment parts
Other
Nondurable
Textile
Paper
Chemical
Energy
I NDUSTRY G ROUPS
Manufacturing
Manufacturing (NAICS)
Durable manufacturing
Wood products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metal
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products
Electrical equip., appliances,
and components
Motor vehicles and parts
Aerospace and miscellaneous
transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous
Nondurable manufacturing
Food, beverage, and tobacco products
Textile and product mills
Apparel and leather
Paper
Printing and support
Petroleum and coal products
Chemical
Plastics and rubber products
Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)
Mining
Utilities
Electric
Natural gas

31–33

1. Rates of change are calculated as the percent change in the seasonally adjusted index from the fourth quarter of the previous year to the fourth quarter of the year
specified in the column heading.

19

Table 3
R ATES O F C HANGE IN I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION , S PECIAL AGGREGATES AND S ELECTED D ETAIL : 2006–10 1
Difference between
revised and earlier changes
(percentage points)

Revised change
(percent)

Item
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2.3

2.5

-9.1

-5.5

6.4

-.2

.2

-1.4

-1.7

.5

4.0
1.8
2.1
14.5
2.5
5.6

2.3
2.1
2.2
-1.1
6.0
1.4

-.1
1.9
-.6
6.8
-5.7
.7

-2.4
.1
-.2
-42.4
-1.3
-2.1

6.1
4.3
1.9
44.7
3.0
7.7

-.7
.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
-1.6

.2
-.5
-.2
-.1
.1
.5

-.1
.4
-.1
-.1
-.6
-.1

-.4
1.0
-.2
-.1
-.8
-1.0

.6
.4
-.4
-.1
1.0
1.1

3341
3342

1.7
16.0
18.1
18.1

2.6
21.6
25.3
-12.0

-12.1
-5.5
-1.5
-3.1

-6.5
6.1
15.7
.1

6.5
12.8
16.9
3.9

.0
-.5
1.9
-5.5

.3
.2
-2.3
-.4

-1.9
-.3
3.4
-5.3

-2.1
2.1
17.7
-5.0

.5
-1.5
3.4
-7.6

334412–9

13.5

39.2

-7.8

4.3

14.6

.6

1.5

.4

-2.1

-1.4

.8

1.5

-12.6

-7.2

6.1

.0

.3

-2.0

-2.3

.6

-3.9
-3.3
-4.2

-2.7
-3.0
-2.0

-28.7
-32.0
-23.0

2.3
10.9
-7.3

10.2
15.3
2.7

.0
.7
-.8

.0
-1.4
1.6

-1.2
-.5
-2.3

1.0
5.7
-4.4

1.9
5.0
-2.3

1.3
.0
6.8
-2.8
-.5
2.3

1.8
-2.0
6.3
-.9
-.2
3.6

-11.4
-7.7
-13.0
-17.1
-11.7
-13.4

-7.8
-4.8
-9.7
-17.4
-8.4
-8.5

5.9
3.0
10.5
10.1
.9
7.7

.0
-.1
-.2
-.2
.2
.1

.3
.0
1.0
.9
-.6
.3

-2.1
-2.4
-4.8
-2.8
-1.5
-1.5

-2.5
-2.5
-3.6
-5.5
.4
-2.8

.5
.3
-.9
2.7
-.1
.9

Measures excluding selected high-technology
industries
Total industry
Manufacturing2
Durable

1.6
1.1
.7

1.7
1.7
3.9

-9.3
-12.3
-14.3

-5.9
-6.8
-10.8

6.1
5.9
9.5

-.2
.0
-.1

.2
.2
.7

-1.5
-2.0
-2.3

-1.8
-2.2
-3.3

.6
.5
1.0

Measures excluding motor vehicles and parts
Total industry
Manufacturing2
Durable

2.7
2.4
3.5

2.8
3.2
7.2

-8.1
-10.7
-11.1

-5.8
-6.6
-10.6

6.2
6.0
9.8

-.2
.0
-.2

.3
.2
.7

-1.4
-1.9
-2.1

-1.8
-2.2
-3.4

.5
.3
.6

Measures excluding selected high-technology
industries and motor vehicles and parts
Total industry
Manufacturing2

2.0
1.5

1.9
2.0

-8.2
-11.1

-6.3
-7.3

6.0
5.6

-.2
.0

.3
.3

-1.5
-2.0

-1.9
-2.4

.6
.4

Measure of non-energy material inputs to
Finished processors
Primary and semifinished processors

2.9
2.4

7.5
4.1

-12.8
-15.0

-10.0
-6.1

8.9
7.6

.0
.2

.7
.3

-1.4
-1.5

-2.7
-3.1

-.4
1.2

S TAGE - OF - PROCESS GROUPS
Crude
Primary and semifinished
Finished

7.3
-.1
3.5

2.3
3.3
1.5

-5.3
-10.6
-9.1

-1.3
-8.3
-3.7

6.2
6.1
6.9

-1.1
.1
-.2

.5
.2
.2

-.6
-1.3
-2.2

-1.9
-1.7
-1.4

.4
.9
.2

Total industry
Energy
Consumer products
Commercial products
Oil and gas well drilling
Converted fuel
Primary energy
Non-energy
Selected high-technology industries
Computers and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductors and related
electronic components

213111

Excluding selected high-technology
industries
Motor vehicles and parts
Motor vehicles
Motor vehicle parts
Excluding motor vehicles and parts
Consumer goods
Business equipment
Construction supplies
Business supplies
Materials

3361–3
3361
3363

1. Rates of change are calculated as the percent change in the seasonally adjusted index from the fourth quarter of the previous year to the fourth quarter of the year
specified in the column heading.
2. Manufacturing consists of those industries included in the North American Industry Classification System, or NAICS, definition of manufacturing plus those industries–
logging and newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishing–that have traditionally been considered to be a part of manufacturing and are included in the industrial
sector.

20

Table 4
A NNUAL R ATES OF C HANGE FOR I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION : 2006–10 1
Difference between
revised and earlier changes
(percentage points)

Revised change
(percent)

Item
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2.2

2.7

-3.7

-11.2

5.3

-.1

.0

-.4

-1.9

-.5

.5
.2
.6

.8
1.9
.5

-5.2
-11.3
-3.2

-7.2
-15.9
-4.6

4.3
11.1
2.5

-.1
-.2
.0

.0
.1
.0

-1.0
-.9
-1.1

-1.4
1.0
-2.2

-.4
-.8
-.3

9.2
-1.5

4.2
18.3

-2.5
7.9

-16.3
1.2

7.8
5.0

.0
.0

-.3
.0

-1.0
5.4

-4.1
.2

-.5
1.3

Construction supplies
Business supplies

2.3
1.0

-1.2
1.7

-9.7
-4.9

-22.5
-10.0

3.8
1.2

.0
.0

.0
.0

-.1
-1.0

-5.9
.1

-.4
-.6

Materials
Non-energy
Energy

2.1
2.5
1.3

3.7
4.6
1.9

-2.7
-4.7
.6

-11.6
-17.1
-2.4

6.4
7.4
4.7

-.1
.1
-.4

.0
.0
.0

.0
.0
.0

-1.9
-2.7
-.3

-.5
-1.1
.2

2.5
2.7
4.6
.6
-1.2

2.9
3.2
4.9
1.2
-1.3

-5.0
-4.7
-3.7
-6.0
-10.6

-13.5
-13.5
-18.0
-8.1
-13.8

5.4
5.9
8.0
3.7
-3.8

.0
.0
.0
.0
.0

.0
.0
-.1
.0
.0

-.5
-.4
-.1
-.6
-4.1

-2.4
-2.6
-3.1
-2.1
.7

-.7
-.8
-1.1
-.4
.6

2.4
-.6

.5
3.4

.8
-.1

-5.2
-2.6

5.9
4.1

-.6
.0

.0
.0

.0
.1

-.2
.0

.4
.6

Total IP
M ARKET G ROUPS
Consumer goods
Durable
Nondurable
Business equipment
Defense and space equipment

I NDUSTRY G ROUPS
Manufacturing2
Manufacturing (NAICS)
Durable manufacturing
Nondurable manufacturing
Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)
Mining
Utilities

1. The rates of change are calculated as the percent change in the annual averages of not seasonally adjusted industrial production indexes, rather than as the percent change between the fourth
quarter of one year and the fourth quarter of the next.
2. See footnote 2 to table 3.

Table 5
R ATES OF C HANGE IN C APACITY, BY I NDUSTRY G ROUPS : 2007–11 1
Item

Total industry
Manufacturing2
Manufacturing (NAICS)
Durable manufacturing
Nondurable manufacturing
Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)
Mining
Utilities

Selected high-technology industries
Manufacturing2 ex. selected
high-technology industries
S TAGE - OF - PROCESS GROUPS
Crude
Primary and semifinished
Finished

Difference between
revised and earlier changes
(percentage points)

Revised change
(percent)
2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

1.4

.2

-1.1

-1.8

1.1

-.4

-.6

-1.5

-1.5

-.1

2.1
2.3
3.4
1.0
-2.9

-.6
-.2
-.1
-.3
-8.3

-2.8
-2.9
-2.1
-3.6
-1.9

-2.0
-2.1
-1.9
-2.1
.0

.8
.9
1.5
.3
-.7

-.4
-.3
-.5
-.1
-1.6

-1.2
-1.0
-.8
-1.3
-3.7

-1.7
-1.8
-.8
-2.8
1.7

-1.8
-1.9
-2.4
-1.1
.0

.1
.1
.9
-.8
-.4

.4
.7

2.6
2.4

3.4
.5

-.9
3.6

2.1
2.0

-.4
.1

1.1
.2

.4
-2.7

-.9
2.2

.1
-1.6

24.9

-.1

10.0

4.1

15.2

-2.3

-.4

2.3

-7.3

10.6

.8

-.7

-3.6

-2.3

.1

-.2

-1.2

-1.9

-1.5

-.4

.2
2.7
.8

2.3
.0
-.8

.9
-2.3
-2.1

-.9
-2.1
-.7

1.5
.2
2.0

-.4
-.2
-.5

.8
-.6
-1.5

-1.7
-1.6
-1.3

-.1
-1.5
-1.5

-.1
-.2
.0

1. Rates of change are calculated as the percent change in the seasonally adjusted index from the fourth quarter of the previous year to the fourth quarter of the year specified in the column
heading.
2. See footnote 2 to table 3.

21

Table 6
R EVISED AND E ARLIER C APACITY U TILIZATION R ATES , BY I NDUSTRY G ROUPS
Percent of capacity, seasonally adjusted

Difference between
revised and earlier rates
(percentage points)

Revised Rate
19722010
Ave.

2007
Q4

2008
Q4

2009
Q4

2010
Q4

2007
Q4

2008
Q4

2009
Q4

2010
Q4

80.4

81.1

73.6

70.3

76.2

.0

-.7

-.8

.6

31–33

79.0
78.8

79.0
79.0

70.1
69.8

67.7
67.6

73.4
73.7

-.1
-.1

-.8
-.8

-1.1
-1.1

.4
.5

321
327
331
332
333
334

77.2
77.8
75.9
79.4
77.2
78.1
78.1

78.4
70.8
67.4
83.6
84.6
83.0
75.8

68.0
58.2
54.6
64.5
73.9
77.0
72.2

63.2
54.6
46.5
61.6
61.9
62.3
71.2

70.8
60.6
51.8
68.6
72.9
74.2
79.4

.1
-.9
-3.5
-.3
2.6
-.6
-.4

-1.0
-.8
-4.5
1.0
-1.1
.0
-.9

-2.4
-2.7
-7.0
-1.0
-5.8
-1.1
.4

-.5
-2.0
-5.7
-.2
-4.2
-2.3
5.0

335
3361–3

82.7
75.3

88.6
68.8

79.9
48.9

67.6
54.0

76.1
61.3

2.5
-.2

.4
-.7

-4.6
-.9

-3.0
.0

3364–9
337
339

73.0
77.5
76.0

88.6
78.6
73.5

73.2
68.2
72.8

71.5
60.4
71.3

71.4
66.7
76.5

.9
-1.9
.3

-.7
-3.7
.1

-1.4
-5.1
1.1

.9
-4.8
6.9

311,2
313,4
315,6
322
323
324
325
326

81.1
81.2
80.4
78.2
87.1
82.2
85.8
78.0
82.3

79.7
79.1
71.8
72.4
84.4
77.5
86.4
79.0
77.9

71.9
76.5
63.7
73.9
75.0
69.4
81.8
68.3
64.5

72.9
75.9
58.1
63.2
79.5
63.8
79.1
73.1
62.8

77.0
79.0
64.0
69.2
83.2
64.0
85.5
76.4
71.6

-.3
-.8
-.9
1.2
-.2
.1
-1.1
.3
.1

-.6
.2
.4
-.3
.9
-1.5
-1.7
-1.5
-.4

.2
.0
-5.2
-6.3
4.3
-.2
-1.6
-.2
1.7

1.3
-.4
-4.9
-11.7
5.0
-.1
-.5
1.5
5.2

1133,5111

83.4

79.5

76.2

69.9

66.8

-.4

.0

-.2

.0

21
2211,2

87.4
86.6

90.5
85.2

87.8
82.9

80.2
81.5

89.1
81.3

.7
-.3

-.3
-.5

-1.4
1.7

.2
.6

3341
3342

78.4
78.6
76.7

81.1
82.4
75.5

76.8
80.0
84.7

74.1
93.3
80.9

80.3
86.3
78.7

1.6
2.4
.0

1.7
2.9
.0

1.6
13.2
.8

5.9
2.2
-2.3

334412–9

80.3

82.1

72.7

65.8

78.8

1.7

2.5

-.7

10.1

Measures excluding selected high-technology
industries
Total industry
Manufacturing1

80.5
79.0

81.1
78.9

73.5
69.7

70.2
67.4

76.0
73.0

-.1
-.2

-.8
-.9

-.9
-1.2

.5
.2

S TAGE - OF - PROCESS GROUPS
Crude
Primary and semifinished
Finished

86.4
81.3
77.3

89.8
80.9
77.5

83.6
72.0
71.0

80.4
67.6
70.2

87.1
73.3
75.0

.6
.0
-.3

-.7
-.6
-.8

-1.1
-.8
-.8

-.6
.8
.4

Item

Total industry
1

Manufacturing
Manufacturing (NAICS)
Durable manufacturing
Wood products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metal
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products
Electrical equip., appliances,
and components
Motor vehicles and parts
Aerospace and miscellaneous
transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous
Nondurable manufacturing
Food, beverage, and tobacco products
Textile and product mills
Apparel and leather
Paper
Printing and support
Petroleum and coal products
Chemical
Plastics and rubber products
Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)
Mining
Utilities

Selected high-technology industries
Computers and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductors and related
electronic components

1. See footnote 2 to table 3.

22

Table 7
R ATES OF CHANGE IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, 2006–10
2006
H1

H2

2007
H1

H2

2008
H1

H2

2009
H1

H2

2010
H1

H2

3.2

1.4

4.5

.6

-3.9

-14.0

-15.3

5.5

7.6

4.4

1.7
-.1
-.3
-.2
25.8
-5.6
-1.5
.0
.0
-3.5
-6.2
6.7
1.3
-.2

1.3
.5
-3.5
-3.0
-5.8
-5.6
-2.6
1.8
1.1
1.2
-23.1
3.8
2.0
3.9

3.4
2.0
9.6
24.3
5.8
-3.9
-3.3
-.3
-2.0
-1.1
-28.0
-2.5
1.2
5.0

-1.3
-3.2
-5.1
-9.5
32.7
-4.0
-3.9
-2.5
-3.1
-2.9
-17.7
-.7
-9.6
-.8

-4.7
-5.7
-15.3
-23.4
9.1
-13.7
-7.2
-2.5
-3.9
-3.2
-4.8
-4.1
-9.2
1.9

-13.3
-9.3
-21.5
-21.0
-19.8
-29.8
-18.0
-5.4
-7.5
-5.0
-19.3
-10.4
-10.5
2.0

-14.7
-11.0
-24.7
-28.8
6.1
-24.2
-23.3
-6.8
-7.6
-4.4
-34.3
-8.7
-14.9
-4.4

4.8
7.7
28.4
67.4
-1.0
-4.7
.9
2.8
2.2
2.1
-11.7
2.0
4.6
4.8

6.5
3.2
7.7
6.2
-8.0
9.4
12.2
2.0
2.3
5.7
10.9
-1.2
-5.1
1.0

3.9
3.1
3.1
5.1
-2.9
-2.3
2.7
3.1
2.1
3.4
3.9
.4
-.2
6.5

Business equipment
Transit
Information processing
Industrial and other
Defense and space equipment

10.9
23.8
13.7
4.5
-7.8

5.1
-5.0
14.6
4.2
15.8

4.1
-5.7
13.5
3.3
21.3

3.3
17.1
-5.7
3.3
19.8

.6
4.7
7.7
-4.5
2.1

-24.5
-60.2
-14.0
-12.1
1.8

-18.4
4.2
-4.2
-30.5
-1.3

4.1
20.2
7.1
-3.1
3.7

13.4
7.9
10.4
17.4
8.3

10.4
11.1
14.0
8.1
2.9

Construction supplies
Business supplies

-1.6
.9

-3.8
.5

2.7
3.9

-4.3
-1.9

-11.6
-5.8

-22.1
-11.4

-27.6
-12.6

-5.6
1.5

17.1
2.3

3.0
.7

5.2
3.7
3.4
-2.1
7.5
2.5
4.2
-15.4
-.3
11.8
8.1

1.5
1.5
-.6
-8.0
11.5
-6.0
5.0
-9.1
2.7
9.5
1.6

6.0
8.5
9.3
7.6
17.0
4.5
7.1
-2.3
-1.6
14.4
1.5

2.9
2.6
4.1
-9.1
15.6
.7
.3
-13.8
.5
1.6
3.6

-3.1
-5.3
-2.7
-15.7
5.4
-4.2
-9.3
-14.4
-3.9
-14.2
.6

-14.8
-22.1
-23.4
-35.1
-18.4
-23.4
-19.9
-19.3
-17.5
-27.4
-2.2

-16.0
-21.3
-30.2
-44.8
-23.3
-31.2
-6.7
-21.8
-14.6
-3.8
-6.8

6.3
8.1
8.9
31.9
4.0
7.4
7.2
16.3
6.8
10.0
3.4

9.1
10.7
16.5
17.1
14.3
18.1
3.6
8.5
3.3
4.6
6.4

5.1
4.8
6.2
1.2
8.8
5.5
2.9
8.9
-1.9
4.3
5.6

3341
3342

2.5
2.6
3.6
-8.5
-.6
7.5
5.4
1.3
10.9
16.4
29.5
22.4

1.4
1.6
1.3
-13.6
-4.4
-12.1
2.7
5.4
14.6
15.5
7.7
14.0

5.3
5.6
8.8
1.8
2.9
11.1
6.2
4.5
17.8
22.9
11.4
11.1

.3
.8
3.0
-9.8
-5.7
7.9
3.6
1.9
12.0
20.3
40.9
-30.2

-5.5
-5.2
-3.7
-15.6
-13.2
5.6
-5.0
-3.8
9.8
19.2
28.9
8.7

-17.8
-18.0
-21.9
-28.9
-25.2
-39.2
-18.1
-13.9
-19.1
-25.0
-24.8
-13.6

-17.0
-16.8
-24.2
-26.2
-27.8
-41.8
-33.9
-34.0
-6.7
-4.6
2.7
-1.2

6.2
6.5
8.9
5.6
-7.4
44.4
-1.5
-4.1
10.2
18.1
30.3
1.4

7.9
8.5
12.3
16.1
10.9
22.9
15.1
21.5
13.2
12.3
.5
.6

3.9
4.3
6.4
-2.9
2.8
2.4
11.0
9.7
9.4
11.2
30.2
6.2

334412–9

8.7

18.6

34.8

43.9

19.6

-28.9

-10.1

21.0

22.0

6.5

335
3361–3

-1.3
.8

1.4
-8.3

8.4
10.1

.2
-14.0

-2.5
-25.1

-17.8
-32.0

-28.8
-44.5

-4.5
88.8

12.8
14.5

5.5
5.1

3364–9
337
339

4.8
-.1
2.5

11.8
-6.3
-2.4

19.7
-2.7
-2.7

22.8
2.7
1.0

2.0
-11.9
3.3

-27.0
-28.6
-5.3

8.2
-31.6
-12.5

-6.0
-9.5
2.4

-.7
10.1
3.9

2.4
2.6
3.6

311,2
313,4
315,6
322
323
324
325
326

1.4
-3.1
-13.7
-.4
-2.7
1.1
6.3
7.6
-.8

1.9
1.2
-12.3
-14.9
3.5
2.8
7.7
5.5
-7.6

1.9
.1
-7.5
-21.6
-1.4
1.6
2.4
6.5
1.2

-1.6
-2.2
-12.9
-24.1
1.2
-.6
-2.9
.7
-2.9

-6.8
-2.6
-11.0
-16.9
-2.7
-7.9
-3.4
-10.0
-12.4

-13.2
-4.1
-22.0
-20.2
-22.0
-12.6
-4.6
-18.9
-18.5

-8.2
-3.1
-26.3
-28.1
-9.0
-20.1
-.4
-6.6
-22.8

4.0
2.2
8.7
-8.6
9.1
-6.4
-1.5
6.1
11.4

4.7
4.5
8.8
5.4
5.2
-1.3
6.3
2.1
16.4

2.1
3.7
4.0
7.1
-.7
-4.1
1.9
1.6
3.0

1133,5111

.8

-1.6

.6

-9.7

-12.0

-12.4

-20.3

1.6

-4.1

-4.2

21
2211,2

12.0
-1.4

2.6
-.1

-1.0
5.2

2.2
1.0

1.1
1.1

-1.9
-1.8

-12.7
-6.1

2.4
3.8

10.9
2.3

7.9
3.8

Item

NAICS
code

Total IP
M ARKET G ROUPS
Final products and nonindustrial supplies
Consumer goods
Durable
Automotive products
Home electronics
Appliances, furniture, carpeting
Miscellaneous goods
Nondurable
Non-energy
Foods and tobacco
Clothing
Chemical products
Paper products
Energy

Materials
Non-energy
Durable
Consumer parts
Equipment parts
Other
Nondurable
Textile
Paper
Chemical
Energy
I NDUSTRY G ROUPS
Manufacturing2
Manufacturing (NAICS)
Durable manufacturing
Wood products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metal
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products
Selected high-technology industries
Computers and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductors and related
electronic components
Electrical equip., appliances,
and components
Motor vehicles and parts
Aerospace and miscellaneous
transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous
Nondurable manufacturing
Food, beverage, and tobacco products
Textile and product mills
Apparel and leather
Paper
Printing and support
Petroleum and coal products
Chemical
Plastics and rubber products
Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)
Mining
Utilities

31–33
321
327
331
332
333
334

N OTE : The data are semiannual. Rates of change are calculated as the annualized percent change in the seasonally adjusted index from the second quarter of the previous half-year to the second
quarter of the half-year specified in the column heading.
1. See footnote 2 to table 3.

23

Table 8
C APACITY UTILIZATION RATES , BY INDUSTRY GROUPS , 2006–10
Percent of capacity, seasonally adjusted

Item

NAICS
code

2006
Q2

Q4

2007
Q2

Q4

2008
Q2

Q4

2009
Q2

Q4

2010
Q2

Q4

80.5

80.2

81.1

81.1

79.6

73.6

67.7

70.3

74.0

76.2

78.7
78.5

78.4
78.3

79.5
79.4

79.0
79.0

76.8
76.7

70.1
69.8

64.6
64.4

67.7
67.6

71.4
71.5

73.4
73.7

3341
3342

77.3
79.0
75.0
81.7
81.8
79.3
75.6
81.0
78.2
72.0

76.6
72.8
71.4
75.9
82.9
81.3
77.5
83.3
78.2
80.1

78.4
73.6
70.5
80.4
84.5
82.5
77.2
82.4
76.1
86.4

78.4
70.8
67.4
83.6
84.6
83.0
75.8
81.1
82.4
75.5

76.7
66.8
62.6
84.0
81.5
82.0
78.8
87.0
90.1
85.4

68.0
58.2
54.6
64.5
73.9
77.0
72.2
76.8
80.0
84.7

59.7
51.6
47.2
50.0
61.0
63.0
69.2
72.4
84.0
84.0

63.2
54.6
46.5
61.6
61.9
62.3
71.2
74.1
93.3
80.9

67.9
60.4
50.1
68.6
67.7
69.6
75.7
76.8
83.7
78.2

70.8
60.6
51.8
68.6
72.9
74.2
79.4
80.3
86.3
78.7

334412–9

88.0

87.3

82.4

82.1

86.0

72.7

64.3

65.8

74.0

78.8

335
3361–3

82.4
73.5

83.1
69.1

87.4
73.2

88.6
68.8

88.0
59.2

79.9
48.9

68.0
37.6

67.6
54.0

72.9
59.3

76.1
61.3

3364–9
337
339

71.2
80.3
77.5

74.7
78.1
75.5

81.1
77.0
73.6

88.6
78.6
73.5

87.6
76.3
74.5

73.2
68.2
72.8

74.7
60.3
69.0

71.5
60.4
71.3

70.8
65.1
74.2

71.4
66.7
76.5

311,2
313,4
315,6
322
323
324
325
326

80.1
78.1
75.0
78.2
83.1
80.0
89.6
77.6
84.4

80.4
79.1
73.5
75.3
84.3
80.3
89.7
78.9
79.8

80.7
79.6
73.8
73.1
83.7
79.3
88.5
80.1
79.7

79.7
79.1
71.8
72.4
84.4
77.5
86.4
79.0
77.9

76.7
78.2
70.3
75.2
83.7
73.6
84.8
74.6
71.9

71.9
76.5
63.7
73.9
75.0
69.4
81.8
68.3
64.5

70.0
75.1
55.2
65.3
73.8
63.8
80.0
68.4
57.7

72.9
75.9
58.1
63.2
79.5
63.8
79.1
73.1
62.8

75.7
77.5
61.5
65.6
83.0
64.9
83.1
75.3
69.4

77.0
79.0
64.0
69.2
83.2
64.0
85.5
76.4
71.6

1133,5111

82.0

81.0

81.7

79.5

78.0

76.2

69.3

69.9

68.3

66.8

21
2211,2

90.3
83.6

90.3
83.3

89.1
85.4

90.5
85.2

90.9
84.5

87.8
82.9

79.6
80.2

80.2
81.5

85.4
81.2

89.1
81.3

Total industry
Manufacturing1
Manufacturing (NAICS)
Durable manufacturing
Wood products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metal
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products
Selected high-technology industries
Computers and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductors and related
electronic components
Electrical equip., appliances,
and components
Motor vehicles and parts
Aerospace and miscellaneous
transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous
Nondurable manufacturing
Food, beverage, and tobacco products
Textile and product mills
Apparel and leather
Paper
Printing and support
Petroleum and coal products
Chemical
Plastics and rubber products
Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)
Mining
Utilities

31–33

321
327
331
332
333
334

1. See footnote 2 to table 3.

24

Table 9A
I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION : Manufacturing1
Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual2

-.3
-2.4
2.4
1.8

-.6
2.7
-.1
1.1

.3
-.8
1.0
.4

.5
-.7
1.1
.5

.5
-.1
1.3
.3

-.5
-.2
.7
.5

.1
-.1
1.5
.5

.1
-.8
.8
.2

-.5
-.3
1.9
-.2

-.9
-1.1
1.1
.4

-1.2
-.6
.4
.3

-1.7
-.4
.3
.4

.8
-9.3
9.2
12.8

3.0
-2.0
11.9
6.2

-.4
-3.5
14.9
3.7

-9.8
-8.1
12.4
2.6

1.1
-5.4
4.8
9.8

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

-.4
1.1
-.3
-.2
.8

-.3
-.6
1.5
.2
-.9

.8
-.3
.1
.3
-.1

-.3
.4
.6
.8
.2

.1
.2
.7
-.1
-.8

.2
-.4
.4
.1
.2

-.6
.6
.7
.1
-1.1

.6
.2
.5
.1
.8

.1
.2
.6
.3
-.2

-.3
.4
1.6
.6
-.2

.6
.5
.6
.3
.2

.4
.9
.6
.4
.1

.1
4.5
5.9
2.6
2.0

.8
.0
7.1
4.4
-2.7

-.1
2.5
7.2
1.0
-3.2

2.2
5.0
11.7
4.4
.3

1.6
2.2
5.7
5.3
.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

-.1
-.8
-.6
1.0
.2

1.4
-.6
.9
.2
.1

.5
-.7
1.0
-.2
1.3

-.3
.3
.5
.5
.8

.2
.7
.6
-.1
.7

.3
1.1
.3
-.1
.3

-.1
.2
.9
.3
.4

.2
.2
-.4
-.1
.8

.0
1.1
.0
.6
.3

-.8
-.2
.6
.8
1.0

-1.1
-.2
.4
.4
.8

-.8
-.1
-.2
.5
1.2

4.3
-8.8
.6
4.5
5.1

2.9
1.9
8.2
1.5
9.4

1.1
7.2
4.0
1.1
6.0

-6.8
1.5
2.9
6.9
9.9

.8
-2.0
3.6
3.5
5.9

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

.3
-.7
.1
.8
.2

-.1
1.6
1.4
.1
.7

.3
-.2
1.2
-.1
-.1

-.2
1.1
-.2
.5
.4

.1
.7
.9
.6
.9

.5
1.1
.7
-.7
-.3

-.6
.3
.5
-.5
.5

1.1
.6
1.6
2.6
.7

.8
.7
.8
-.3
-.3

-.1
-.1
.6
1.0
1.5

.0
.8
1.1
.2
.6

.4
.9
.4
.5
.7

5.5
2.2
9.2
6.0
4.4

.6
9.7
7.7
2.4
4.5

3.0
7.8
10.8
3.3
3.8

3.8
5.6
10.9
7.8
9.0

5.2
4.8
8.4
6.6
5.0

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

.2
-.6
.5
.6
.0

.3
-.6
-.1
.2
.7

.6
-.3
.8
.2
-.3

.6
-.2
.2
-.9
.4

-.2
-.8
.7
.1
.7

.2
-.7
1.1
.4
-.8

.0
-.4
-.5
.1
.8

-.6
-.7
.4
-.3
.7

.5
-.2
.1
.7
-.1

-.4
-.7
-.5
.0
1.1

-.3
-.3
.5
1.0
-.1

-.7
.3
-.5
-.2
.7

5.3
-6.4
3.3
2.3
2.6

4.2
-5.4
6.1
-2.2
2.9

-.8
-6.3
3.4
1.5
3.5

-2.7
-4.5
-.5
3.9
5.7

4.2
-4.0
.3
1.3
2.8

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

.8
.9
-.3
-.3
-2.7

.8
-.1
.5
-.5
.1

-.5
-.1
.7
-.4
-2.0

.2
.6
.7
-1.2
-.8

.4
-.4
-.2
-.6
-1.2

.1
.3
.3
-.6
-.3

-.1
-.1
.3
-1.1
1.3

.2
.4
-.5
-1.4
1.0

-1.1
.1
.5
-3.4
.8

1.5
-.3
-.5
-.6
.0

.8
.1
.3
-2.4
.8

.0
1.6
.3
-3.1
.2

6.7
4.0
5.4
-2.0
-22.2

2.0
1.0
5.2
-8.9
-11.4

-.5
1.1
.8
-13.9
6.6

5.5
1.8
-.2
-21.4
5.9

4.0
2.5
2.9
-5.0
-13.5

2010
2011

1.0
.8

.1
.6

.9

.7

1.1

-.1

.8

.1

.2

.3

.3

1.1

7.1

8.7

5.1

4.0

5.4

IP (2007=100)
1981
1982
1983
1984

46.1
43.3
43.3
48.6

45.8
44.5
43.3
49.2

46.0
44.1
43.7
49.4

46.2
43.8
44.2
49.6

46.4
43.8
44.7
49.8

46.2
43.7
45.0
50.0

46.3
43.6
45.7
50.2

46.3
43.3
46.0
50.3

46.1
43.2
46.9
50.2

45.7
42.7
47.4
50.4

45.1
42.4
47.6
50.6

44.4
42.3
47.7
50.7

45.9
44.0
43.4
49.0

46.3
43.7
44.6
49.8

46.2
43.4
46.2
50.2

45.1
42.5
47.6
50.6

45.9
43.4
45.5
49.9

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

50.6
51.8
52.7
56.9
59.1

50.4
51.5
53.5
57.0
58.5

50.8
51.3
53.5
57.2
58.5

50.6
51.5
53.8
57.6
58.6

50.7
51.6
54.2
57.6
58.1

50.8
51.4
54.4
57.7
58.2

50.5
51.7
54.8
57.7
57.5

50.8
51.8
55.1
57.7
58.0

50.8
51.9
55.4
57.9
57.9

50.7
52.2
56.3
58.2
57.8

51.0
52.4
56.6
58.4
57.9

51.2
52.9
57.0
58.6
57.9

50.6
51.5
53.2
57.0
58.7

50.7
51.5
54.2
57.6
58.3

50.7
51.8
55.1
57.8
57.8

51.0
52.5
56.6
58.4
57.9

50.7
51.8
54.8
57.7
58.2

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

57.8
57.1
57.7
61.1
63.0

58.7
56.7
58.3
61.2
63.1

58.9
56.3
58.8
61.1
63.9

58.8
56.5
59.2
61.4
64.4

58.9
56.9
59.5
61.3
64.8

59.0
57.5
59.7
61.3
65.0

59.0
57.7
60.2
61.4
65.3

59.1
57.8
59.9
61.3
65.8

59.1
58.4
59.9
61.7
66.0

58.6
58.3
60.3
62.2
66.7

57.9
58.2
60.6
62.5
67.2

57.5
58.1
60.5
62.9
68.0

58.5
56.7
58.3
61.1
63.3

58.9
57.0
59.4
61.3
64.7

59.1
58.0
60.0
61.5
65.7

58.0
58.2
60.4
62.5
67.3

58.6
57.5
59.5
61.6
65.3

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

68.2
69.1
74.5
82.1
85.4

68.1
70.2
75.5
82.2
86.0

68.3
70.1
76.4
82.1
85.9

68.1
70.9
76.2
82.5
86.2

68.2
71.3
76.9
82.9
87.1

68.5
72.1
77.4
82.4
86.8

68.1
72.3
77.8
81.9
87.2

68.9
72.8
79.0
84.1
87.8

69.4
73.3
79.7
83.8
87.5

69.3
73.2
80.2
84.6
88.8

69.4
73.8
81.1
84.8
89.4

69.6
74.4
81.5
85.2
90.0

68.2
69.8
75.4
82.1
85.8

68.3
71.4
76.9
82.6
86.7

68.8
72.8
78.8
83.3
87.5

69.4
73.8
80.9
84.8
89.4

68.7
72.0
78.0
83.2
87.3

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

90.2
89.7
86.1
88.5
89.6

90.4
89.1
86.1
88.7
90.3

91.0
88.8
86.7
88.9
90.0

91.6
88.6
86.8
88.1
90.4

91.4
87.9
87.5
88.1
91.1

91.5
87.4
88.4
88.5
90.3

91.5
87.0
88.0
88.5
91.0

91.0
86.4
88.4
88.2
91.6

91.4
86.2
88.5
88.9
91.5

91.1
85.7
88.1
88.9
92.5

90.8
85.4
88.5
89.8
92.4

90.2
85.7
88.0
89.6
93.1

90.6
89.2
86.3
88.7
90.0

91.5
88.0
87.6
88.2
90.6

91.3
86.6
88.3
88.5
91.4

90.7
85.6
88.2
89.4
92.7

91.0
87.3
87.6
88.7
91.2

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

93.8
96.9
98.4
100.4
83.6

94.6
96.7
98.9
99.9
83.7

94.2
96.6
99.6
99.4
82.0

94.4
97.2
100.3
98.2
81.4

94.7
96.7
100.1
97.6
80.4

94.8
97.0
100.3
97.0
80.1

94.7
97.0
100.6
95.9
81.2

94.9
97.3
100.1
94.6
81.9

93.9
97.4
100.6
91.4
82.6

95.3
97.1
100.1
90.8
82.6

96.0
97.2
100.4
88.7
83.3

96.0
98.7
100.7
86.0
83.4

94.2
96.7
99.0
99.9
83.1

94.6
97.0
100.2
97.6
80.6

94.5
97.2
100.4
94.0
81.9

95.8
97.7
100.4
88.5
83.1

94.8
97.2
100.0
95.0
82.2

2010
2011

84.2
89.7

84.3
90.2

85.1

85.7

86.7

86.6

87.3

87.4

87.5

87.8

88.0

89.0

84.5

86.3

87.4

88.3

86.6

Year
IP (percent
change)
1981
1982
1983
1984

N OTE : Estimates from October 2010 through February 2011 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. See footnote 2 to table 3.
2. Annual averages of industrial production are calculated from not seasonally adjusted indexes.

25

Table 9B
C APACITY AND U TILIZATION : Manufacturing1
Seasonally adjusted

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual

Capacity
(percent of
2007 output)
1981
1982
1983
1984

58.7
60.6
61.7
62.2

58.9
60.7
61.7
62.3

59.0
60.8
61.8
62.4

59.2
61.0
61.8
62.5

59.4
61.1
61.8
62.7

59.5
61.2
61.9
62.8

59.7
61.3
61.9
63.0

59.9
61.4
61.9
63.1

60.0
61.5
62.0
63.3

60.2
61.5
62.0
63.5

60.3
61.6
62.1
63.7

60.4
61.6
62.1
63.9

58.9
60.7
61.7
62.3

59.4
61.1
61.8
62.7

59.9
61.4
61.9
63.1

60.3
61.6
62.1
63.7

59.6
61.2
61.9
62.9

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

64.0
65.8
66.8
68.5
69.1

64.2
65.8
66.9
68.6
69.2

64.4
65.9
67.1
68.6
69.3

64.6
65.9
67.3
68.6
69.4

64.8
66.0
67.4
68.7
69.6

65.0
66.0
67.6
68.7
69.7

65.1
66.1
67.8
68.7
69.9

65.3
66.2
67.9
68.7
70.0

65.4
66.3
68.1
68.8
70.2

65.5
66.4
68.2
68.8
70.4

65.6
66.5
68.3
68.9
70.6

65.7
66.6
68.4
69.0
70.7

64.2
65.8
66.9
68.5
69.2

64.8
66.0
67.4
68.7
69.6

65.3
66.2
67.9
68.7
70.0

65.6
66.5
68.3
68.9
70.6

65.0
66.1
67.7
68.7
69.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

70.9
72.7
73.8
75.9
77.5

71.1
72.8
74.0
76.1
77.7

71.2
72.9
74.1
76.2
77.9

71.4
73.0
74.3
76.4
78.1

71.5
73.1
74.4
76.5
78.3

71.7
73.2
74.6
76.6
78.6

71.9
73.3
74.8
76.7
78.8

72.0
73.3
75.0
76.8
79.1

72.1
73.4
75.2
76.9
79.4

72.3
73.5
75.4
77.0
79.7

72.4
73.6
75.6
77.2
79.9

72.5
73.7
75.8
77.3
80.3

71.1
72.8
74.0
76.1
77.7

71.5
73.1
74.4
76.5
78.3

72.0
73.3
75.0
76.8
79.1

72.4
73.6
75.6
77.2
80.0

71.8
73.2
74.8
76.6
78.8

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

80.6
84.9
90.6
98.1
106.0

80.9
85.3
91.1
98.9
106.5

81.2
85.8
91.6
99.6
107.0

81.5
86.2
92.2
100.4
107.5

81.8
86.7
92.7
101.1
108.0

82.2
87.2
93.3
101.8
108.4

82.5
87.6
94.0
102.5
108.9

82.9
88.1
94.6
103.1
109.4

83.3
88.6
95.3
103.7
109.9

83.7
89.1
96.0
104.3
110.3

84.1
89.6
96.7
104.9
110.8

84.5
90.1
97.4
105.4
111.3

80.9
85.3
91.1
98.9
106.5

81.8
86.7
92.8
101.1
108.0

82.9
88.1
94.6
103.1
109.4

84.1
89.6
96.7
104.9
110.8

82.4
87.4
93.8
102.0
108.7

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

111.8
117.0
119.9
120.2
119.8

112.2
117.3
120.0
120.2
119.8

112.7
117.7
120.1
120.2
119.7

113.2
118.0
120.1
120.1
119.7

113.6
118.3
120.2
120.1
119.7

114.1
118.6
120.2
120.1
119.7

114.5
118.8
120.2
120.1
119.7

115.0
119.1
120.2
120.0
119.7

115.4
119.3
120.2
120.0
119.8

115.8
119.5
120.2
119.9
119.8

116.2
119.6
120.2
119.9
119.9

116.6
119.8
120.2
119.9
120.0

112.2
117.3
120.0
120.2
119.8

113.6
118.3
120.2
120.1
119.7

115.0
119.1
120.2
120.0
119.7

116.2
119.6
120.2
119.9
119.9

114.3
118.6
120.1
120.1
119.8

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

120.1
122.5
125.0
127.2
125.8

120.3
122.7
125.3
127.3
125.6

120.4
122.8
125.5
127.2
125.3

120.6
123.0
125.8
127.2
125.0

120.8
123.2
126.0
127.1
124.7

121.0
123.4
126.2
127.0
124.4

121.2
123.6
126.5
126.9
124.1

121.4
123.8
126.7
126.8
123.7

121.7
124.0
126.8
126.6
123.4

121.9
124.3
127.0
126.5
123.0

122.1
124.5
127.1
126.3
122.7

122.3
124.8
127.2
126.1
122.4

120.3
122.7
125.3
127.2
125.6

120.8
123.2
126.0
127.1
124.7

121.4
123.8
126.7
126.8
123.7

122.1
124.5
127.1
126.3
122.7

121.2
123.6
126.3
126.9
124.2

2010
2011

122.0
120.3

121.7
120.3

121.4

121.2

120.9

120.7

120.6

120.4

120.3

120.3

120.2

120.2

121.7

120.9

120.4

120.3

120.8

Utilization
(percent)
1981
1982
1983
1984

78.5
71.5
70.2
78.1

77.8
73.2
70.1
78.9

77.8
72.5
70.7
79.1

78.0
71.9
71.4
79.3

78.2
71.6
72.3
79.4

77.6
71.4
72.8
79.6

77.5
71.2
73.8
79.8

77.4
70.5
74.4
79.7

76.8
70.2
75.7
79.3

75.9
69.4
76.5
79.4

74.8
68.9
76.7
79.4

73.4
68.6
76.8
79.5

78.0
72.4
70.3
78.7

78.0
71.6
72.2
79.4

77.2
70.7
74.6
79.6

74.7
68.9
76.7
79.4

77.0
70.9
73.4
79.3

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

78.9
78.7
78.9
83.0
85.5

78.5
78.2
79.9
83.1
84.6

78.8
77.9
79.8
83.3
84.4

78.3
78.1
80.0
84.0
84.3

78.2
78.2
80.4
83.9
83.5

78.1
77.9
80.5
84.0
83.5

77.5
78.2
80.8
84.0
82.3

77.8
78.3
81.1
84.0
82.8

77.7
78.4
81.4
84.2
82.4

77.3
78.6
82.5
84.6
82.1

77.7
78.8
82.9
84.7
82.0

77.9
79.3
83.3
85.0
81.9

78.7
78.3
79.5
83.2
84.8

78.2
78.1
80.3
83.9
83.8

77.6
78.3
81.1
84.0
82.5

77.7
78.9
82.9
84.7
82.0

78.1
78.4
81.0
84.0
83.3

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

81.6
78.5
78.2
80.4
81.3

82.5
77.9
78.8
80.4
81.2

82.7
77.3
79.4
80.1
82.1

82.3
77.4
79.6
80.4
82.5

82.3
77.8
79.9
80.2
82.8

82.3
78.6
79.9
80.0
82.8

82.1
78.7
80.4
80.1
82.8

82.1
78.8
79.9
79.9
83.2

81.9
79.5
79.7
80.3
83.2

81.1
79.3
80.0
80.8
83.7

80.0
79.0
80.1
81.0
84.0

79.3
78.8
79.8
81.3
84.7

82.3
77.9
78.8
80.3
81.5

82.3
78.0
79.8
80.2
82.7

82.0
79.0
80.0
80.1
83.1

80.1
79.0
80.0
81.0
84.1

81.7
78.5
79.6
80.4
82.8

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

84.6
81.4
82.2
83.7
80.6

84.2
82.3
82.9
83.1
80.7

84.1
81.7
83.4
82.4
80.3

83.6
82.2
82.7
82.2
80.2

83.3
82.3
82.9
82.0
80.6

83.3
82.8
82.9
80.9
80.0

82.5
82.6
82.8
80.0
80.1

83.1
82.6
83.6
81.5
80.3

83.4
82.7
83.7
80.8
79.7

82.9
82.2
83.6
81.1
80.5

82.5
82.4
83.9
80.8
80.7

82.4
82.6
83.6
80.8
80.9

84.3
81.8
82.8
83.0
80.5

83.4
82.4
82.9
81.7
80.3

83.0
82.6
83.3
80.8
80.0

82.6
82.4
83.7
80.9
80.7

83.3
82.3
83.2
81.6
80.4

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

80.7
76.7
71.8
73.7
74.8

80.6
76.0
71.7
73.8
75.4

80.8
75.5
72.2
74.0
75.2

80.9
75.1
72.3
73.3
75.5

80.4
74.3
72.8
73.4
76.1

80.2
73.7
73.6
73.7
75.5

79.9
73.2
73.2
73.7
76.1

79.1
72.6
73.5
73.5
76.6

79.2
72.3
73.6
74.1
76.4

78.7
71.7
73.3
74.1
77.2

78.1
71.4
73.6
74.9
77.1

77.4
71.5
73.2
74.7
77.6

80.7
76.0
71.9
73.8
75.1

80.5
74.4
72.9
73.4
75.7

79.4
72.7
73.5
73.8
76.3

78.1
71.6
73.4
74.6
77.3

79.7
73.7
72.9
73.9
76.1

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

78.1
79.1
78.7
78.9
66.4

78.6
78.9
79.0
78.5
66.6

78.2
78.6
79.3
78.1
65.5

78.2
79.0
79.7
77.2
65.1

78.4
78.5
79.4
76.8
64.4

78.4
78.6
79.5
76.3
64.4

78.1
78.4
79.5
75.6
65.4

78.2
78.6
79.0
74.6
66.2

77.2
78.5
79.3
72.2
67.0

78.2
78.1
78.8
71.8
67.1

78.7
78.0
79.0
70.2
67.9

78.5
79.1
79.2
68.2
68.2

78.3
78.9
79.0
78.5
66.2

78.3
78.7
79.5
76.8
64.6

77.8
78.5
79.3
74.1
66.2

78.5
78.4
79.0
70.1
67.7

78.2
78.6
79.2
74.9
66.2

2010
2011

69.0
74.5

69.3
75.0

70.0

70.7

71.7

71.7

72.4

72.6

72.7

73.0

73.2

74.0

69.4

71.4

72.6

73.4

71.7

N OTE : Estimates from October 2010 through February 2011 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. See footnote 2 to table 3.

26

Table 10A
I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION : Total Industry Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries1
Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual2

-.7
-2.0
1.9
2.0

-.5
1.8
-.7
.4

.5
-.8
.7
.4

-.6
-1.0
1.1
.5

.6
-.7
.6
.4

.5
-.4
.5
.2

.6
-.5
1.4
.3

-.1
-.8
1.2
.0

-.7
-.5
1.2
-.2

-.8
-.9
.7
-.2

-1.1
-.5
.2
.3

-1.2
-.9
.5
.1

.2
-8.7
3.8
11.6

.4
-5.7
8.1
5.1

3.1
-6.3
13.3
1.8

-9.5
-8.0
9.6
-.4

.6
-6.0
1.8
7.9

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

-.3
.5
-.5
.0
.3

.5
-.8
1.2
.4
-.4

.1
-.7
.2
.2
.3

-.1
.1
.5
.4
.0

.1
.1
.6
-.2
-.7

.0
-.2
.4
.2
.0

-.6
.4
.5
.1
-1.1

.4
-.3
.6
.5
.8

.5
.1
.2
-.4
-.3

-.4
.4
1.4
.5
-.2

.3
.4
.5
.2
.2

1.1
.8
.4
.4
.6

1.0
2.4
4.3
3.1
2.0

.9
-2.5
6.5
2.6
-1.6

-.4
.6
6.0
1.2
-3.5

2.5
4.0
9.2
2.6
.8

1.0
.9
4.3
4.4
.6

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

-.7
-.4
-.8
.5
.4

.9
-.8
.8
.3
.0

.5
-.6
.8
-.1
.9

-.2
.2
.6
.3
.3

.1
1.0
.2
-.4
.3

.3
1.0
-.1
.2
.6

-.1
.0
.8
.3
.0

.2
.0
-.6
-.1
.4

.2
.9
.1
.4
.0

-.8
-.2
.6
.7
.6

-1.3
-.2
.3
.3
.4

-.8
-.5
.0
.5
.9

2.2
-8.0
-1.9
3.1
4.5

2.5
2.0
6.2
.3
5.3

1.3
5.3
1.8
1.4
3.2

-6.7
.3
2.9
5.1
5.7

.3
-2.0
1.9
2.5
4.0

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

.1
-1.0
-.1
.2
.2

-.2
1.3
.9
.0
.1

-.1
-.3
.5
-.1
-.1

-.3
.8
-.3
.2
-.1

.1
.5
.3
.6
.6

.2
.7
.2
-.9
-.4

-.6
-.5
.3
-.8
.3

1.1
.4
1.0
2.0
.4

.1
.3
.7
-.7
-.4

-.5
-.3
.6
.6
1.2

.1
.8
.6
-.3
.2

.1
.5
.1
.1
.5

2.9
-.4
5.1
1.9
.6

-1.2
6.4
2.4
.8
.3

1.5
2.1
6.2
-.3
1.1

.2
3.0
7.8
2.4
5.4

2.4
1.7
4.2
3.1
1.1

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

-.3
-.7
.7
.7
.2

.0
-.5
-.1
.2
.6

.1
-.3
.8
-.3
-.6

.4
-.1
.4
-.9
.5

-.2
-.7
.5
-.1
.7

-.1
-.5
.9
-.1
-.9

-.6
-.3
-.4
.2
.7

-.4
-.3
.1
-.1
.2

.4
-.4
.0
.6
-.1

-.5
-.5
-.4
-.2
1.0

-.2
-.4
.4
.7
.2

-.5
-.1
-.6
-.1
.7

.5
-5.9
3.0
1.7
2.2

1.5
-4.4
6.4
-4.6
1.8

-3.0
-4.6
1.8
.9
1.6

-2.7
-4.8
-1.1
2.6
5.4

1.0
-4.0
.3
.2
1.7

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

.4
.1
-.3
-.3
-2.1

.6
.0
1.0
-.3
-.6

-.2
.2
-.2
-.5
-1.8

.0
.4
.6
-.9
-1.0

.1
-.3
.0
-.6
-1.1

.3
.3
.1
-.3
-.5

-.3
.2
.1
-.3
1.0

.0
.2
-.1
-1.7
.9

-2.2
-.2
.4
-4.3
.6

1.2
.0
-.8
1.1
.2

1.0
-.2
.2
-1.1
.2

.5
1.0
.1
-2.5
.6

5.3
3.4
3.7
-2.4
-18.7

.9
1.7
3.6
-7.4
-12.5

-3.0
1.2
1.1
-12.2
4.8

2.0
.3
-1.5
-14.7
5.2

2.5
1.4
1.9
-4.4
-11.2

2010
2011

1.2
.1

.1
-.1

.5

.3

1.4

.1

.9

.2

.3

-.1

.3

1.3

7.9

6.9

6.8

3.0

5.0

IP (2007=100)
1981
1982
1983
1984

68.6
65.2
63.2
69.5

68.2
66.4
62.8
69.8

68.5
65.9
63.3
70.1

68.1
65.3
64.0
70.4

68.5
64.8
64.4
70.7

68.8
64.5
64.7
70.9

69.3
64.2
65.6
71.1

69.2
63.8
66.4
71.0

68.7
63.5
67.2
70.9

68.1
62.9
67.7
70.7

67.4
62.6
67.9
71.0

66.5
62.0
68.2
71.1

68.4
65.8
63.1
69.8

68.5
64.9
64.3
70.7

69.0
63.8
66.4
71.0

67.3
62.5
67.9
70.9

68.3
64.3
65.4
70.6

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

70.8
72.6
72.6
77.5
79.5

71.2
72.1
73.5
77.8
79.2

71.3
71.6
73.6
77.9
79.4

71.2
71.6
73.9
78.3
79.4

71.3
71.7
74.4
78.1
78.9

71.3
71.6
74.7
78.3
78.9

70.9
71.8
75.1
78.3
78.0

71.2
71.6
75.6
78.7
78.6

71.5
71.7
75.7
78.4
78.4

71.2
72.0
76.8
78.8
78.2

71.5
72.3
77.1
78.9
78.4

72.2
72.9
77.4
79.3
78.8

71.1
72.1
73.2
77.7
79.4

71.3
71.6
74.3
78.2
79.0

71.2
71.7
75.4
78.5
78.3

71.6
72.4
77.1
79.0
78.5

71.3
72.0
75.0
78.3
78.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

78.3
77.2
77.2
80.3
82.5

79.0
76.6
77.7
80.6
82.5

79.4
76.2
78.3
80.5
83.2

79.3
76.3
78.8
80.7
83.4

79.4
77.0
79.0
80.4
83.7

79.6
77.8
78.9
80.5
84.2

79.5
77.8
79.5
80.8
84.2

79.7
77.8
79.1
80.7
84.5

79.8
78.5
79.2
81.0
84.6

79.2
78.4
79.7
81.5
85.1

78.1
78.2
79.9
81.8
85.5

77.6
77.8
79.9
82.2
86.3

78.9
76.7
77.7
80.5
82.7

79.4
77.0
78.9
80.5
83.8

79.7
78.1
79.3
80.8
84.4

78.3
78.1
79.8
81.8
85.6

79.1
77.5
78.9
80.9
84.1

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

86.4
85.6
89.1
93.9
94.6

86.2
86.7
89.9
93.9
94.8

86.1
86.4
90.4
93.8
94.7

85.9
87.1
90.1
94.0
94.6

85.9
87.6
90.4
94.5
95.1

86.1
88.1
90.6
93.7
94.7

85.6
87.7
90.9
92.9
94.9

86.6
88.1
91.8
94.8
95.3

86.6
88.4
92.5
94.2
94.9

86.2
88.1
93.0
94.7
96.0

86.3
88.8
93.6
94.4
96.2

86.4
89.2
93.7
94.5
96.7

86.2
86.2
89.8
93.9
94.7

86.0
87.6
90.3
94.1
94.8

86.3
88.1
91.7
94.0
95.0

86.3
88.7
93.4
94.5
96.3

86.2
87.7
91.3
94.1
95.2

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

96.4
94.4
91.2
93.3
93.4

96.4
93.9
91.1
93.5
93.9

96.5
93.6
91.8
93.2
93.3

96.9
93.5
92.2
92.3
93.8

96.7
92.9
92.7
92.3
94.5

96.7
92.4
93.5
92.2
93.6

96.1
92.1
93.1
92.3
94.3

95.8
91.9
93.2
92.2
94.4

96.2
91.5
93.3
92.8
94.3

95.7
91.0
92.9
92.6
95.3

95.5
90.6
93.3
93.3
95.4

95.0
90.5
92.7
93.2
96.1

96.4
94.0
91.4
93.3
93.6

96.8
92.9
92.8
92.3
94.0

96.0
91.8
93.2
92.5
94.3

95.4
90.7
92.9
93.1
95.6

96.2
92.3
92.6
92.8
94.4

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

96.5
97.6
98.7
99.9
87.0

97.1
97.6
99.7
99.5
86.6

96.9
97.8
99.5
99.0
85.0

96.9
98.1
100.2
98.1
84.1

97.0
97.8
100.1
97.5
83.2

97.3
98.2
100.2
97.2
82.8

97.1
98.3
100.4
96.9
83.7

97.1
98.5
100.3
95.2
84.4

94.9
98.2
100.7
91.2
85.0

96.0
98.2
99.9
92.2
85.1

96.9
98.0
100.1
91.2
85.3

97.5
99.0
100.2
88.9
85.8

96.8
97.6
99.3
99.5
86.2

97.1
98.0
100.2
97.6
83.4

96.3
98.3
100.4
94.5
84.3

96.8
98.4
100.1
90.8
85.4

96.8
98.1
100.0
95.6
84.8

2010
2011

86.8
91.6

86.9
91.6

87.4

87.7

88.9

89.0

89.8

90.0

90.2

90.1

90.3

91.5

87.1

88.5

90.0

90.6

89.1

Year
IP (percent
change)
1981
1982
1983
1984

N OTE : Estimates from October 2010 through February 2011 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. High-technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.
2. Annual averages of industrial production are calculated from not seasonally adjusted indexes.

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Table 10B
C APACITY AND U TILIZATION : Total Industry Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries1
Seasonally adjusted

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual

Capacity
(percent of
2007 output)
1981
1982
1983
1984

85.3
87.0
87.7
87.7

85.4
87.2
87.7
87.7

85.6
87.3
87.7
87.8

85.7
87.4
87.7
87.9

85.9
87.5
87.7
88.0

86.0
87.6
87.6
88.1

86.2
87.6
87.6
88.2

86.3
87.7
87.6
88.3

86.5
87.7
87.6
88.5

86.6
87.7
87.6
88.6

86.8
87.8
87.6
88.8

86.9
87.8
87.6
88.9

85.4
87.2
87.7
87.7

85.9
87.5
87.7
88.0

86.3
87.7
87.6
88.3

86.8
87.7
87.6
88.8

86.1
87.5
87.7
88.2

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

89.1
90.7
91.6
92.6
92.9

89.2
90.8
91.7
92.6
93.0

89.4
90.9
91.8
92.6
93.2

89.6
91.0
91.9
92.6
93.3

89.7
91.0
92.0
92.6
93.4

89.9
91.1
92.1
92.6
93.6

90.0
91.2
92.2
92.6
93.7

90.2
91.2
92.3
92.7
93.9

90.3
91.3
92.4
92.7
94.1

90.4
91.4
92.5
92.7
94.2

90.5
91.5
92.5
92.8
94.4

90.6
91.6
92.6
92.9
94.5

89.2
90.8
91.7
92.6
93.0

89.7
91.0
92.0
92.6
93.4

90.2
91.2
92.3
92.7
93.9

90.5
91.5
92.5
92.8
94.4

89.9
91.1
92.2
92.7
93.7

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

94.7
96.2
97.5
98.6
99.8

94.9
96.4
97.6
98.7
100.0

95.0
96.5
97.7
98.8
100.1

95.1
96.6
97.8
98.9
100.2

95.3
96.7
97.9
99.0
100.4

95.4
96.8
98.0
99.1
100.5

95.5
96.9
98.0
99.2
100.7

95.7
97.0
98.1
99.3
100.8

95.8
97.1
98.2
99.4
101.0

95.9
97.2
98.3
99.5
101.2

96.0
97.3
98.4
99.6
101.3

96.1
97.4
98.5
99.7
101.5

94.9
96.4
97.6
98.7
100.0

95.3
96.7
97.9
99.0
100.4

95.7
97.0
98.1
99.3
100.8

96.0
97.3
98.4
99.6
101.3

95.5
96.8
98.0
99.2
100.6

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

101.7
103.8
106.4
111.0
115.6

101.9
104.0
106.7
111.4
115.9

102.1
104.2
107.0
111.9
116.1

102.2
104.4
107.4
112.3
116.4

102.4
104.5
107.7
112.7
116.7

102.6
104.7
108.1
113.1
116.9

102.8
104.9
108.5
113.5
117.1

103.0
105.1
108.9
113.9
117.3

103.1
105.4
109.3
114.2
117.5

103.3
105.6
109.7
114.6
117.7

103.5
105.9
110.2
114.9
117.9

103.7
106.1
110.6
115.3
118.1

101.9
104.0
106.7
111.4
115.9

102.4
104.5
107.7
112.7
116.7

103.0
105.1
108.9
113.9
117.3

103.5
105.9
110.2
114.9
117.9

102.7
104.9
108.4
113.2
116.9

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

118.3
119.9
121.4
121.3
120.7

118.4
120.0
121.5
121.3
120.6

118.6
120.1
121.6
121.2
120.6

118.7
120.3
121.7
121.1
120.6

118.8
120.4
121.7
121.0
120.6

119.0
120.5
121.7
120.9
120.5

119.1
120.7
121.7
120.8
120.5

119.2
120.8
121.7
120.8
120.5

119.4
121.0
121.7
120.8
120.4

119.5
121.1
121.6
120.7
120.4

119.6
121.2
121.5
120.7
120.4

119.8
121.3
121.4
120.7
120.3

118.4
120.0
121.5
121.3
120.6

118.8
120.4
121.7
121.0
120.6

119.2
120.8
121.7
120.8
120.5

119.6
121.2
121.5
120.7
120.4

119.0
120.6
121.6
120.9
120.5

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

120.3
121.1
123.3
123.2
123.7

120.3
121.3
123.4
123.2
123.7

120.3
121.5
123.5
123.1
123.7

120.3
121.7
123.6
123.1
123.6

120.3
121.8
123.6
123.1
123.5

120.4
122.0
123.6
123.1
123.3

120.4
122.2
123.6
123.2
123.1

120.5
122.4
123.6
123.3
122.8

120.6
122.6
123.5
123.4
122.4

120.7
122.8
123.5
123.5
122.1

120.9
123.0
123.4
123.6
121.7

121.0
123.1
123.3
123.7
121.3

120.3
121.3
123.4
123.2
123.7

120.3
121.9
123.6
123.1
123.5

120.5
122.4
123.6
123.3
122.8

120.9
123.0
123.4
123.6
121.7

120.5
122.1
123.5
123.3
122.9

2010
2011

121.0
119.3

120.6
119.4

120.3

120.0

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.3

119.3

119.2

119.2

119.3

120.6

119.8

119.3

119.3

119.8

Utilization
(percent)
1981
1982
1983
1984

80.4
74.9
72.1
79.3

79.9
76.2
71.6
79.5

80.1
75.5
72.1
79.8

79.5
74.7
72.9
80.1

79.8
74.1
73.4
80.4

80.0
73.7
73.8
80.5

80.4
73.3
74.8
80.6

80.1
72.7
75.8
80.4

79.4
72.4
76.7
80.1

78.7
71.7
77.3
79.8

77.6
71.3
77.5
80.0

76.6
70.7
77.8
79.9

80.1
75.5
71.9
79.5

79.8
74.2
73.4
80.3

80.0
72.8
75.8
80.4

77.6
71.2
77.5
79.9

79.4
73.4
74.6
80.0

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

79.5
80.0
79.2
83.7
85.5

79.8
79.3
80.1
84.0
85.1

79.7
78.7
80.1
84.1
85.3

79.5
78.7
80.4
84.5
85.1

79.5
78.7
80.8
84.4
84.4

79.3
78.5
81.1
84.5
84.3

78.7
78.8
81.4
84.6
83.2

78.9
78.5
81.8
84.9
83.8

79.2
78.5
81.9
84.5
83.3

78.8
78.8
83.0
84.9
83.0

78.9
79.1
83.4
85.0
83.1

79.7
79.6
83.7
85.3
83.4

79.7
79.4
79.8
83.9
85.3

79.4
78.7
80.8
84.4
84.6

79.0
78.6
81.7
84.7
83.4

79.1
79.2
83.4
85.1
83.2

79.3
79.0
81.4
84.5
84.1

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

82.7
80.2
79.2
81.4
82.6

83.3
79.5
79.7
81.6
82.5

83.6
78.9
80.2
81.5
83.1

83.3
79.0
80.6
81.6
83.2

83.3
79.7
80.8
81.2
83.4

83.4
80.4
80.6
81.2
83.8

83.2
80.3
81.1
81.4
83.7

83.3
80.3
80.6
81.2
83.9

83.3
80.9
80.6
81.5
83.7

82.5
80.6
81.0
81.9
84.1

81.4
80.4
81.2
82.1
84.4

80.7
79.9
81.1
82.4
85.0

83.2
79.6
79.7
81.5
82.7

83.3
79.7
80.7
81.3
83.5

83.3
80.5
80.8
81.4
83.8

81.5
80.3
81.1
82.1
84.5

82.8
80.0
80.6
81.6
83.6

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

84.9
82.4
83.8
84.6
81.9

84.6
83.4
84.3
84.2
81.8

84.4
83.0
84.4
83.9
81.5

84.0
83.5
83.9
83.7
81.2

83.9
83.8
83.9
83.9
81.5

83.9
84.2
83.8
82.8
81.0

83.3
83.6
83.8
81.9
81.0

84.1
83.8
84.3
83.3
81.2

84.0
83.9
84.6
82.5
80.7

83.5
83.4
84.8
82.7
81.5

83.4
83.9
85.0
82.1
81.6

83.4
84.1
84.7
82.0
81.9

84.6
82.9
84.1
84.2
81.7

83.9
83.8
83.9
83.5
81.2

83.8
83.7
84.2
82.5
81.0

83.4
83.8
84.8
82.3
81.7

83.9
83.6
84.3
83.1
81.4

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

81.5
78.7
75.1
76.9
77.4

81.4
78.2
75.0
77.1
77.9

81.4
77.9
75.5
76.9
77.4

81.6
77.7
75.8
76.3
77.8

81.4
77.1
76.1
76.3
78.4

81.3
76.6
76.8
76.2
77.7

80.7
76.3
76.5
76.4
78.2

80.3
76.0
76.6
76.4
78.4

80.6
75.6
76.7
76.8
78.3

80.0
75.1
76.4
76.7
79.1

79.8
74.7
76.8
77.3
79.3

79.3
74.6
76.3
77.3
79.9

81.4
78.3
75.2
77.0
77.5

81.4
77.2
76.2
76.3
77.9

80.5
76.0
76.6
76.5
78.3

79.7
74.8
76.5
77.1
79.4

80.8
76.6
76.1
76.7
78.3

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

80.2
80.5
80.1
81.0
70.3

80.7
80.4
80.8
80.8
70.0

80.6
80.5
80.6
80.4
68.7

80.5
80.7
81.0
79.7
68.1

80.6
80.3
81.0
79.2
67.3

80.8
80.4
81.1
79.0
67.1

80.6
80.4
81.2
78.7
68.0

80.5
80.4
81.1
77.3
68.8

78.7
80.1
81.5
73.9
69.4

79.5
80.0
80.9
74.7
69.7

80.2
79.7
81.1
73.8
70.1

80.6
80.4
81.3
71.9
70.7

80.5
80.5
80.5
80.8
69.7

80.6
80.5
81.0
79.3
67.5

79.9
80.3
81.3
76.6
68.7

80.1
80.0
81.1
73.5
70.2

80.3
80.3
81.0
77.5
69.0

2010
2011

71.8
76.8

72.1
76.7

72.6

73.0

74.2

74.4

75.2

75.4

75.6

75.6

75.8

76.7

72.2

73.9

75.4

76.0

74.4

N OTE : Estimates from October 2010 through February 2011 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. High-technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.

28

Table 11A
I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION : Manufacturing Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries1,2
Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual3

-.5
-2.5
2.5
1.8

-.6
2.5
-.2
1.0

.3
-.8
.8
.3

.4
-.8
1.0
.4

.4
-.2
1.2
.2

-.6
-.2
.6
.3

.1
-.3
1.3
.4

.0
-.7
.9
.0

-.6
-.4
1.5
-.3

-1.1
-1.2
1.1
.3

-1.2
-.7
.3
.3

-1.8
-.5
.2
.4

-.3
-10.5
8.2
11.7

1.9
-3.0
10.6
4.6

-1.5
-4.3
13.6
2.3

-11.2
-9.2
11.0
1.9

.1
-6.6
3.7
8.5

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

-.5
1.2
-.5
-.2
.9

-.2
-.6
1.4
.2
-1.0

.8
-.3
.1
.2
.0

-.2
.4
.4
.8
.1

.1
.1
.6
-.2
-.9

.1
-.2
.3
.1
.2

-.5
.2
.6
.0
-1.4

.6
.1
.3
.1
.8

.2
.2
.5
.2
-.3

-.3
.4
1.6
.5
-.3

.6
.4
.6
.3
.1

.4
.8
.5
.4
.0

-.1
4.7
4.6
2.0
2.3

1.6
-.1
6.1
3.4
-3.1

.5
1.2
5.6
.3
-4.3

2.3
4.3
10.6
4.2
-.7

1.4
2.2
4.6
4.4
.4

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

-.3
-.8
-.9
1.1
.1

1.5
-.8
.9
.1
.1

.4
-.8
.9
-.3
1.2

-.3
.3
.4
.5
.5

.1
.7
.5
-.2
.4

.2
1.1
.1
-.2
.2

-.2
.3
.8
.2
.2

.2
.2
-.5
-.2
.6

-.1
1.1
-.1
.5
.1

-.9
-.2
.5
.7
.8

-1.2
-.3
.3
.3
.5

-.8
-.3
-.2
.5
.9

3.6
-9.7
-1.1
4.0
4.2

2.3
1.4
7.1
.7
7.0

.6
7.0
2.7
.4
3.7

-7.6
1.0
1.4
5.7
7.0

.0
-2.6
2.6
2.5
4.4

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

.1
-1.2
-.2
.5
-.1

-.3
1.3
1.0
-.1
.4

-.1
-.4
.9
-.3
-.4

-.4
1.0
-.7
.2
.0

-.1
.5
.5
.4
.7

.3
.8
.4
-1.1
-.7

-.8
-.1
.1
-.9
.0

.9
.3
1.3
2.4
.6

.5
.4
.6
-.8
-.4

-.4
-.4
.5
.7
1.4

-.1
.7
.8
-.1
.3

.0
.7
.2
.2
.3

2.8
-1.8
6.1
3.1
.7

-2.2
7.3
2.9
-.2
.3

.3
4.0
6.8
-.5
.2

.6
2.8
8.2
4.1
6.6

2.5
1.5
4.9
3.5
1.4

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

-.3
-.6
.7
.5
-.1

-.2
-.5
-.1
.0
.8

.3
-.3
.8
.1
-.3

.4
-.1
.1
-1.1
.5

-.6
-.7
.7
-.1
.7

.0
-.5
1.0
.3
-.9

-.4
-.1
-.5
-.1
.8

-.8
-.7
.3
-.4
.6

.4
-.3
.1
.7
-.3

-.5
-.7
-.5
-.2
1.1

-.6
-.2
.4
.9
-.1

-.9
.2
-.7
-.3
.6

.3
-6.9
3.7
.7
1.8

.6
-4.3
5.7
-3.9
3.1

-3.7
-4.9
2.4
.1
3.1

-4.7
-4.6
-1.4
2.9
5.2

.7
-4.8
.4
.0
2.0

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

.7
.8
-.4
-.4
-2.8

.8
-.2
.4
-.7
.1

-.6
-.2
.5
-.6
-2.2

.1
.5
.5
-1.3
-1.0

.3
-.6
-.2
-.7
-1.3

.1
.2
.4
-.6
-.4

-.3
-.1
.3
-1.0
1.3

.1
.3
-.6
-1.4
.9

-1.3
.0
.4
-3.5
.8

1.4
-.4
-.8
-.4
-.1

.7
.0
.1
-2.2
.8

-.1
1.6
.2
-3.0
.2

5.7
3.3
4.5
-3.6
-22.2

.9
.0
4.0
-10.0
-12.9

-2.1
.2
.8
-14.1
5.9

4.2
.9
-2.3
-20.4
5.4

3.1
1.5
2.0
-6.0
-13.7

2010
2011

1.0
.7

.0
.5

.9

.7

1.2

-.1

.9

.0

.1

.2

.1

.9

6.8

8.6

5.1

3.0

5.0

IP (2007=100)
1981
1982
1983
1984

65.9
61.2
60.6
67.3

65.5
62.8
60.5
67.9

65.7
62.3
61.0
68.2

65.9
61.8
61.6
68.4

66.2
61.6
62.3
68.5

65.8
61.5
62.7
68.7

65.9
61.3
63.5
69.0

65.9
60.9
64.1
69.0

65.5
60.6
65.1
68.8

64.8
59.9
65.8
69.1

64.0
59.4
65.9
69.2

62.8
59.1
66.1
69.5

65.7
62.1
60.7
67.8

66.0
61.6
62.2
68.5

65.7
60.9
64.2
68.9

63.8
59.5
65.9
69.3

65.3
61.0
63.3
68.6

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

69.2
71.2
71.9
76.8
79.4

69.0
70.7
72.9
76.9
78.6

69.6
70.5
72.9
77.1
78.6

69.4
70.8
73.2
77.7
78.7

69.5
70.9
73.7
77.5
78.0

69.6
70.7
73.9
77.5
78.1

69.3
70.9
74.3
77.5
77.1

69.7
71.0
74.6
77.6
77.7

69.8
71.1
75.0
77.8
77.5

69.6
71.4
76.1
78.2
77.2

70.0
71.7
76.5
78.4
77.3

70.3
72.2
76.9
78.7
77.3

69.2
70.8
72.5
76.9
78.9

69.5
70.8
73.6
77.6
78.3

69.6
71.0
74.6
77.6
77.4

70.0
71.7
76.5
78.4
77.3

69.6
71.1
74.3
77.6
78.0

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

77.1
75.6
75.9
79.5
81.2

78.2
75.1
76.6
79.5
81.3

78.5
74.5
77.3
79.3
82.3

78.3
74.7
77.6
79.7
82.7

78.4
75.2
78.0
79.6
83.1

78.5
76.0
78.1
79.4
83.2

78.4
76.2
78.7
79.6
83.4

78.6
76.4
78.3
79.4
83.9

78.5
77.2
78.2
79.9
84.0

77.8
77.0
78.6
80.5
84.6

76.9
76.8
78.8
80.7
85.1

76.2
76.5
78.6
81.1
85.9

77.9
75.1
76.6
79.4
81.6

78.4
75.3
77.9
79.6
83.0

78.5
76.6
78.4
79.7
83.8

77.0
76.8
78.7
80.8
85.2

78.0
75.9
77.9
79.9
83.4

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

86.0
84.5
88.5
94.2
94.8

85.7
85.6
89.4
94.1
95.2

85.6
85.2
90.2
93.8
94.8

85.3
86.1
89.6
94.0
94.8

85.1
86.5
90.0
94.5
95.5

85.4
87.2
90.4
93.4
94.9

84.7
87.1
90.5
92.6
94.8

85.4
87.4
91.7
94.8
95.4

85.9
87.8
92.3
94.1
95.0

85.5
87.4
92.7
94.8
96.3

85.4
88.0
93.5
94.7
96.6

85.4
88.7
93.7
94.9
97.0

85.8
85.1
89.3
94.0
95.0

85.3
86.6
90.0
94.0
95.1

85.3
87.4
91.5
93.9
95.1

85.5
88.0
93.3
94.8
96.6

85.5
86.8
91.0
94.2
95.4

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

96.7
93.5
90.5
92.3
92.1

96.6
93.1
90.4
92.3
92.8

96.9
92.8
91.1
92.4
92.6

97.2
92.7
91.2
91.4
93.0

96.7
92.0
91.8
91.3
93.7

96.7
91.5
92.8
91.6
92.9

96.3
91.4
92.3
91.5
93.6

95.6
90.8
92.6
91.1
94.2

95.9
90.6
92.6
91.8
93.9

95.4
89.9
92.2
91.6
95.0

94.9
89.8
92.5
92.5
94.9

94.1
89.9
91.9
92.2
95.5

96.7
93.1
90.7
92.3
92.5

96.9
92.1
91.9
91.4
93.2

95.9
90.9
92.5
91.4
93.9

94.8
89.9
92.2
92.1
95.1

96.1
91.5
91.8
91.8
93.7

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

96.1
98.2
98.9
99.6
82.9

96.9
97.9
99.3
99.0
82.9

96.3
97.8
99.8
98.4
81.1

96.4
98.3
100.3
97.1
80.3

96.8
97.7
100.1
96.4
79.3

96.8
97.9
100.5
95.8
79.0

96.5
97.8
100.8
94.8
80.0

96.6
98.1
100.1
93.4
80.7

95.3
98.1
100.6
90.2
81.3

96.7
97.7
99.8
89.8
81.2

97.4
97.7
99.9
87.9
81.9

97.4
99.3
100.1
85.3
82.0

96.4
98.0
99.3
99.0
82.3

96.7
98.0
100.3
96.4
79.5

96.2
98.0
100.5
92.8
80.7

97.2
98.2
99.9
87.6
81.7

96.6
98.0
100.0
94.0
81.1

2010
2011

82.8
87.7

82.8
88.1

83.6

84.2

85.2

85.1

85.8

85.8

86.0

86.2

86.3

87.1

83.1

84.8

85.9

86.5

85.1

Year
IP (percent
change)
1981
1982
1983
1984

N OTE : Estimates from October 2010 through February 2011 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. See footnote 2 to table 3.
2. High-technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.
3. Annual averages of industrial production are calculated from not seasonally adjusted indexes.

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Table 11B
C APACITY AND U TILIZATION : Manufacturing Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries1,2
Seasonally adjusted

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual

Capacity
(percent of
2007 output)
1981
1982
1983
1984

84.5
86.2
86.8
86.6

84.7
86.3
86.8
86.7

84.8
86.4
86.7
86.7

85.0
86.5
86.7
86.8

85.2
86.6
86.7
86.9

85.3
86.7
86.6
87.0

85.5
86.7
86.6
87.2

85.6
86.8
86.6
87.3

85.8
86.8
86.6
87.4

85.9
86.8
86.6
87.6

86.0
86.8
86.6
87.8

86.1
86.8
86.6
88.0

84.7
86.3
86.8
86.7

85.2
86.6
86.7
86.9

85.6
86.8
86.6
87.3

86.0
86.8
86.6
87.8

85.4
86.6
86.7
87.2

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

88.1
89.9
90.8
92.1
92.4

88.3
89.9
90.9
92.1
92.5

88.5
90.0
91.1
92.1
92.6

88.7
90.0
91.2
92.1
92.7

88.9
90.1
91.4
92.1
92.9

89.0
90.1
91.5
92.1
93.0

89.2
90.2
91.6
92.1
93.2

89.3
90.3
91.7
92.1
93.4

89.5
90.4
91.8
92.1
93.5

89.6
90.5
91.9
92.1
93.7

89.7
90.6
92.0
92.2
93.9

89.8
90.7
92.0
92.3
94.1

88.3
89.9
90.9
92.1
92.5

88.9
90.1
91.4
92.1
92.9

89.3
90.3
91.7
92.1
93.4

89.7
90.6
92.0
92.2
93.9

89.1
90.2
91.5
92.1
93.2

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

94.2
96.0
97.3
98.7
99.9

94.4
96.1
97.4
98.8
100.0

94.6
96.2
97.5
98.9
100.2

94.7
96.3
97.6
99.0
100.3

94.9
96.5
97.7
99.1
100.4

95.0
96.6
97.9
99.2
100.6

95.2
96.7
98.0
99.3
100.7

95.3
96.8
98.1
99.4
100.9

95.4
96.9
98.2
99.5
101.0

95.6
97.0
98.3
99.6
101.2

95.7
97.1
98.4
99.7
101.4

95.8
97.2
98.5
99.8
101.6

94.4
96.1
97.4
98.8
100.1

94.9
96.5
97.7
99.1
100.4

95.3
96.8
98.1
99.4
100.9

95.7
97.1
98.4
99.7
101.4

95.1
96.6
97.9
99.2
100.7

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

101.8
104.2
107.3
112.5
117.7

102.0
104.4
107.6
113.0
118.1

102.2
104.7
108.0
113.5
118.4

102.4
104.9
108.4
114.0
118.7

102.6
105.1
108.8
114.5
119.0

102.8
105.3
109.2
114.9
119.3

103.0
105.5
109.6
115.4
119.6

103.2
105.8
110.1
115.8
119.8

103.4
106.1
110.6
116.2
120.1

103.6
106.3
111.1
116.6
120.3

103.8
106.6
111.5
117.0
120.6

104.0
106.9
112.0
117.4
120.8

102.0
104.4
107.6
113.0
118.1

102.6
105.1
108.8
114.4
119.0

103.2
105.8
110.1
115.8
119.8

103.8
106.6
111.5
117.0
120.6

102.9
105.5
109.5
115.1
119.4

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

121.0
123.0
123.8
123.3
122.6

121.2
123.1
123.8
123.3
122.6

121.4
123.3
123.8
123.2
122.5

121.6
123.4
123.8
123.1
122.5

121.8
123.5
123.8
123.1
122.5

122.0
123.5
123.7
123.0
122.4

122.1
123.6
123.7
122.9
122.4

122.3
123.7
123.6
122.9
122.4

122.5
123.7
123.6
122.8
122.4

122.6
123.8
123.5
122.8
122.4

122.8
123.8
123.5
122.7
122.4

122.9
123.8
123.4
122.7
122.4

121.2
123.1
123.8
123.3
122.6

121.8
123.5
123.8
123.1
122.5

122.3
123.7
123.6
122.9
122.4

122.8
123.8
123.5
122.7
122.4

122.0
123.5
123.7
123.0
122.5

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

122.5
124.0
126.0
126.7
125.2

122.5
124.2
126.1
126.7
124.9

122.6
124.4
126.2
126.7
124.5

122.7
124.5
126.3
126.6
124.2

122.8
124.7
126.4
126.6
123.8

122.9
124.9
126.4
126.5
123.4

123.0
125.1
126.5
126.4
122.9

123.1
125.3
126.6
126.3
122.5

123.3
125.4
126.6
126.1
122.1

123.4
125.6
126.6
125.9
121.6

123.6
125.7
126.7
125.7
121.2

123.8
125.8
126.7
125.5
120.8

122.5
124.2
126.1
126.7
124.9

122.8
124.7
126.4
126.6
123.8

123.1
125.2
126.6
126.3
122.5

123.6
125.7
126.7
125.7
121.2

123.0
125.0
126.4
126.3
123.1

2010
2011

120.5
118.4

120.1
118.4

119.8

119.5

119.3

119.1

118.9

118.7

118.6

118.5

118.5

118.4

120.1

119.3

118.7

118.5

119.2

Utilization
(percent)
1981
1982
1983
1984

78.0
71.0
69.8
77.6

77.3
72.7
69.7
78.4

77.4
72.0
70.3
78.6

77.6
71.4
71.0
78.8

77.8
71.2
71.9
78.8

77.2
70.9
72.4
79.0

77.1
70.7
73.3
79.2

76.9
70.2
74.0
79.1

76.3
69.9
75.2
78.7

75.4
69.0
76.0
78.8

74.3
68.5
76.2
78.9

72.9
68.1
76.3
79.0

77.6
71.9
69.9
78.2

77.5
71.1
71.8
78.9

76.8
70.2
74.2
79.0

74.2
68.5
76.1
78.9

76.5
70.5
73.0
78.7

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

78.5
79.2
79.1
83.4
86.0

78.1
78.6
80.1
83.5
85.0

78.6
78.3
80.1
83.7
84.9

78.3
78.6
80.3
84.3
84.8

78.2
78.7
80.7
84.2
84.0

78.2
78.5
80.8
84.2
84.0

77.7
78.6
81.1
84.2
82.7

78.0
78.6
81.3
84.2
83.2

78.0
78.7
81.6
84.4
82.8

77.7
78.9
82.8
84.8
82.4

78.1
79.1
83.2
85.0
82.3

78.3
79.6
83.6
85.3
82.2

78.4
78.7
79.8
83.5
85.3

78.2
78.6
80.6
84.2
84.3

77.9
78.6
81.4
84.3
82.9

78.0
79.2
83.2
85.1
82.3

78.1
78.8
81.2
84.3
83.7

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

81.8
78.8
77.9
80.6
81.3

82.9
78.1
78.6
80.5
81.3

83.0
77.4
79.2
80.2
82.1

82.6
77.5
79.5
80.5
82.5

82.6
78.0
79.8
80.3
82.7

82.6
78.7
79.8
80.1
82.7

82.4
78.9
80.3
80.2
82.8

82.5
78.9
79.8
79.9
83.2

82.3
79.7
79.7
80.3
83.1

81.4
79.4
79.9
80.8
83.6

80.3
79.1
80.1
81.0
83.9

79.5
78.7
79.8
81.3
84.5

82.6
78.1
78.6
80.4
81.6

82.6
78.1
79.7
80.3
82.6

82.4
79.1
79.9
80.1
83.0

80.4
79.1
79.9
81.0
84.0

82.0
78.6
79.5
80.5
82.8

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

84.5
81.0
82.5
83.7
80.6

84.0
81.9
83.1
83.2
80.7

83.8
81.4
83.5
82.7
80.1

83.3
82.1
82.7
82.5
79.9

83.0
82.3
82.7
82.5
80.2

83.1
82.8
82.7
81.3
79.5

82.2
82.5
82.5
80.3
79.3

82.8
82.6
83.3
81.9
79.6

83.1
82.8
83.4
81.0
79.1

82.5
82.2
83.5
81.3
80.0

82.3
82.6
83.8
80.9
80.2

82.1
82.9
83.6
80.8
80.3

84.1
81.4
83.0
83.2
80.4

83.1
82.4
82.7
82.1
79.9

82.7
82.6
83.1
81.1
79.4

82.3
82.5
83.6
81.0
80.2

83.1
82.3
83.1
81.8
80.0

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

79.9
76.0
73.1
74.9
75.1

79.7
75.6
73.0
74.9
75.7

79.8
75.3
73.6
75.0
75.5

79.9
75.1
73.7
74.2
76.0

79.4
74.5
74.2
74.2
76.5

79.3
74.1
75.0
74.4
75.9

78.9
74.0
74.6
74.4
76.5

78.1
73.4
74.9
74.1
77.0

78.3
73.2
75.0
74.7
76.8

77.8
72.7
74.6
74.6
77.6

77.3
72.5
74.9
75.4
77.5

76.5
72.6
74.4
75.2
78.0

79.8
75.6
73.2
74.9
75.5

79.5
74.6
74.3
74.3
76.1

78.4
73.5
74.8
74.4
76.7

77.2
72.6
74.7
75.1
77.7

78.7
74.1
74.2
74.7
76.5

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

78.5
79.2
78.5
78.6
66.2

79.1
78.9
78.8
78.1
66.4

78.6
78.6
79.1
77.7
65.1

78.6
78.9
79.4
76.7
64.7

78.8
78.3
79.2
76.2
64.0

78.8
78.4
79.5
75.7
64.0

78.5
78.2
79.6
75.0
65.1

78.5
78.3
79.1
74.0
65.9

77.3
78.2
79.4
71.5
66.6

78.3
77.8
78.8
71.3
66.8

78.8
77.7
78.9
69.9
67.6

78.6
78.9
79.0
68.0
67.9

78.7
78.9
78.8
78.2
65.9

78.8
78.5
79.4
76.2
64.3

78.1
78.3
79.4
73.5
65.9

78.6
78.1
78.9
69.7
67.4

78.5
78.5
79.1
74.4
65.9

2010
2011

68.8
74.0

69.0
74.4

69.8

70.4

71.4

71.5

72.2

72.3

72.5

72.7

72.9

73.5

69.2

71.1

72.3

73.0

71.4

N OTE : Estimates from October 2010 through February 2011 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. See footnote 2 to table 3.
2. High-technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.

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Table 12
A NNUAL P ROPORTIONS IN I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION , M ARKET AND I NDUSTRY G ROUP S UMMARY
Item

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

57.8
30.6
8.4
4.3
.4
1.3
2.3

56.4
29.7
7.6
3.7
.4
1.3
2.2

55.9
29.1
7.1
3.3
.4
1.2
2.2

55.9
28.4
6.9
3.2
.4
1.2
2.2

54.7
27.4
6.7
3.3
.3
1.1
2.0

55.0
27.3
6.3
2.9
.3
1.0
2.0

56.5
29.5
6.1
3.0
.3
.9
1.9

55.3
29.1
6.2
3.3
.2
.8
1.9

22.2
17.9
9.5
.7
5.2
1.9
4.2

22.0
17.1
9.2
.6
5.0
1.8
4.9

22.0
16.5
8.8
.5
4.9
1.7
5.5

21.5
16.2
8.5
.4
5.0
1.7
5.4

20.7
15.6
8.2
.3
5.0
1.7
5.0

21.0
16.2
8.6
.3
5.2
1.7
4.8

23.4
17.9
9.7
.2
5.6
1.7
5.5

22.9
17.0
9.4
.2
5.3
1.6
5.9

9.7
1.8
2.9
5.0
1.6

9.4
1.8
2.8
4.8
1.5

9.3
1.8
2.7
4.8
1.5

9.8
2.1
2.8
4.9
1.5

9.7
2.0
2.7
5.0
1.8

9.9
2.0
2.7
5.2
2.0

9.3
1.8
2.7
4.8
2.4

9.1
1.9
2.5
4.7
2.4

4.8
10.7

4.8
10.5

4.9
10.5

5.1
10.3

4.9
10.2

4.8
10.3

4.2
10.6

4.1
10.1

42.2
29.5
18.3
3.8
6.4
8.1
11.2
.7
2.5
4.5
12.7

43.6
29.4
18.1
3.5
6.2
8.3
11.3
.7
2.4
5.0
14.2

44.1
28.8
17.7
3.3
6.1
8.3
11.2
.7
2.3
5.1
15.2

44.1
28.5
17.6
3.1
6.0
8.5
10.9
.6
2.3
4.9
15.6

45.3
28.3
17.3
2.9
6.1
8.4
11.0
.5
2.2
5.2
17.0

45.0
28.2
17.2
2.5
6.4
8.2
11.1
.4
2.3
4.9
16.8

43.5
26.9
15.1
1.9
5.9
7.3
11.8
.4
2.4
5.2
16.6

44.7
27.3
15.4
2.0
5.7
7.7
11.9
.5
2.3
5.4
17.5

321
327
331
332
333
334

81.2
76.8
41.7
1.6
2.2
2.4
5.5
5.0
7.7

79.6
75.3
40.1
1.5
2.2
2.7
5.3
4.8
7.6

78.2
74.2
39.1
1.5
2.3
2.6
5.3
4.8
7.2

77.6
73.7
39.3
1.4
2.3
2.7
5.5
5.0
7.0

76.2
72.4
39.2
1.2
2.2
2.7
5.7
5.1
6.9

75.9
72.3
39.1
1.1
2.0
2.5
6.0
5.3
7.0

75.6
72.0
36.2
.9
1.7
1.8
5.3
4.7
6.8

74.7
71.5
35.7
.9
1.6
2.2
5.1
4.6
6.5

335
3361–3

2.0
7.2

1.9
6.3

1.9
5.8

1.9
5.5

1.9
5.1

2.0
4.4

1.8
3.9

1.7
4.5

3364–9
337
339

3.3
1.7
3.3

3.1
1.6
3.1

3.2
1.6
3.1

3.4
1.5
3.1

4.0
1.4
3.0

4.3
1.4
3.2

4.7
1.1
3.4

4.2
1.0
3.2

311,2
313,4
315,6
322
323
324
325
326

35.1
11.4
1.2
.9
2.9
2.2
2.2
10.8
3.6

35.2
10.9
1.2
.7
2.7
2.1
3.2
11.1
3.4

35.1
10.5
1.2
.6
2.6
2.0
4.0
11.0
3.2

34.3
10.1
1.0
.6
2.6
1.9
3.9
10.9
3.2

33.2
9.9
.9
.4
2.5
1.9
3.3
11.3
3.0

33.1
10.5
.8
.4
2.6
1.9
2.7
11.3
3.0

35.8
12.0
.7
.3
2.8
1.8
3.2
12.0
3.0

35.8
11.7
.7
.3
2.7
1.6
3.8
11.9
3.1

1133,5111

4.4

4.3

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.2

21
2211,2
2211
2212

9.0
9.8
8.2
1.6

10.8
9.6
7.9
1.7

12.1
9.7
7.9
1.8

12.9
9.6
8.0
1.6

14.1
9.8
8.1
1.6

13.6
10.5
8.8
1.7

12.7
11.7
10.0
1.7

13.9
11.4
9.7
1.6

Total IP
M ARKET G ROUPS
Final products and nonindustrial supplies
Consumer goods
Durable
Automotive products
Home electronics
Appliances, furniture, carpeting
Miscellaneous goods
Nondurable
Non-energy
Foods and tobacco
Clothing
Chemical products
Paper products
Energy
Business equipment
Transit
Information processing
Industrial and other
Defense and space equipment
Construction supplies
Business supplies
Materials
Non-energy
Durable
Consumer parts
Equipment parts
Other
Nondurable
Textile
Paper
Chemical
Energy
I NDUSTRY G ROUPS
Manufacturing
Manufacturing (NAICS)
Durable manufacturing
Wood products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metal
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products
Electrical equip., appliances,
and components
Motor vehicles and parts
Aerospace and miscellaneous
transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous
Nondurable manufacturing
Food, beverage, and tobacco products
Textile and product mills
Apparel and leather
Paper
Printing and support
Petroleum and coal products
Chemical
Plastics and rubber products
Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)
Mining
Utilities
Electric
Natural gas

31–33

N OTE : The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries’ relative contributions to overall IP change between the reference year and the following year. For example, a
1 percent increase in durable goods manufacturing between 2010 and 2011 would account for a 0.357 percent increase in total IP.

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Table 13
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY
Seasonally adjusted

2007=100
2010
Sept.r

Oct.r

Nov.r

Total index
Previous estimates

91.2
93.9

91.2
93.7

Major market groups
Final Products
Consumer goods
Business equipment
Nonindustrial supplies
Construction
Materials

92.7
92.4
90.1
82.6
73.8
92.9

87.5
90.9
103.9
102.6

Industrial production

Major industry groups
Manufacturing (see note below)
Previous estimates
Mining
Utilities

Dec.r

2011
Jan.r

91.5
94.0

92.8
95.3

92.9
92.3
91.3
82.2
74.2
92.8

92.9
92.1
92.0
83.0
75.0
93.2

87.8
91.2
104.8
98.8

88.0
91.3
104.5
100.6

Feb.r

Oct.r

93.0
95.6

93.0
95.5

.3
.3

-.1
-.1

.4
.3

1.4
1.3

.2
.3

.0
-.1

5.8
5.6

94.2
93.7
92.9
83.4
74.5
94.7

94.7
93.8
94.5
83.5
75.0
94.8

94.8
93.4
95.6
83.1
75.0
94.8

.0
-.2
.9
-.2
.0
.6

.2
-.1
1.3
-.5
.5
-.2

.0
-.2
.7
1.1
1.1
.5

1.5
1.7
1.0
.5
-.7
1.7

.5
.1
1.7
.1
.7
.0

.1
-.4
1.2
-.4
-.1
.0

6.2
3.3
15.0
3.6
9.1
6.2

89.0
92.3
104.8
105.9

89.7
93.1
103.9
103.8

90.2
93.5
104.4
99.1

.2
.1
1.1
-.1

.3
.3
.9
-3.6

.3
.2
-.3
1.8

1.1
1.1
.3
5.2

.8
.9
-.8
-2.0

.6
.4
.5
-4.6

7.0
6.9
7.4
-3.3

Percent of capacity
200809
2010
2010
low
Feb. Sept.r

Average
19722010

198889
high

199091
low

199495
high

Total industry
Previous estimates

80.4
80.5

85.2
85.2

78.8
78.7

85.1
85.1

67.3
68.2

72.2
72.4

Manufacturing (see note below)
Previous estimates

79.0
79.1

85.5
85.6

77.3
77.2

84.7
84.6

64.4
65.4

Mining
Utilities

87.4
86.6

86.3
92.9

83.8
84.3

88.5
93.3

Stage-of-process groups
Crude
Primary and semifinished
Finished

86.4
81.3
77.3

87.7
86.5
83.3

84.3
77.9
77.4

89.6
87.9
80.7

Capacity utilization

Percent change
2011
Nov.r Dec.r Jan.r

2010
Sept.r

Feb.r

Feb. ’10 to
Feb. ’11

Capacity
growth
Oct.r

Nov.r

Dec.r

2011
Jan.r

Feb.r

Feb. ’10 to
Feb. ’11

75.7
75.2

75.7
75.1

75.9
75.3

77.0
76.3

77.1
76.4

77.0
76.3

-.8
.1

69.3
69.7

72.7
72.4

73.0
72.6

73.2
72.7

74.0
73.5

74.5
74.1

75.0
74.3

-1.1
.1

79.0
79.2

82.5
84.3

88.6
82.4

89.3
79.2

88.9
80.4

89.0
84.3

88.1
82.4

88.4
78.5

.2
3.8

77.6
64.9
66.8

82.8
69.8
71.2

87.1
72.8
74.4

87.1
72.2
74.9

86.8
73.0
74.7

87.5
74.6
75.3

87.1
74.6
75.7

87.3
74.0
76.2

.3
-1.3
.2

r Revised.
Note. The statistics in this release cover output, capacity, and capacity utilization in the U.S. industrial sector, which is defined by the Federal Reserve to comprise
manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities. Mining is defined as all industries in sector 21 of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS);
electric and gas utilities are those in NAICS sectors 2211 and 2212. Manufacturing comprises NAICS manufacturing industries (sector 31-33) plus the logging industry
and the newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishing industries. Logging and publishing are classified elsewhere in NAICS (under agriculture and information
respectively), but historically they were considered to be manufacturing and were included in the industrial sector under the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
system. In December 2002 the Federal Reserve reclassified all its industrial output data from the SIC system to NAICS.

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Table 14
NETWORKING EQUIPMENT, 1999–2009
Production Index Price Index
(2007=100) (2007=100)
Annual Estimates
1999
50.4
396.0
2000
61.4
354.9
2001
79.0
272.0
2002
59.7
204.4
69.1
156.6
2003
2004
79.4
122.4
2005
92.6
110.9
148.8
105.1
2006
2007
100.0
100.0
2008
7.9
93.6
2009
14.9
83.5
Quarterly Estimates
1999Q1
44.2
417.9
Q2
56.1
398.8
Q3
61.1
386.9
61.7
380.9
Q4

Value of Production
(millions of dollars)
22,111.2
24,174.1
23,839.6
13,595.4
11,941.9
10,809.1
11,398.8
17,251.4
11,326.7
828.5
1,367.9
18,589.6
22,495.2
23,766.9
23,633.0

2000Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

66.6
66.5
66.9
70.8

373.5
352.5
348.4
345.9

25,006.2
23,571.1
23,453.8
24,630.8

2001Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

86.5
85.4
88.4
87.8

297.3
286.3
261.9
244.7

25,858.0
24,587.9
23,292.9
21,602.9

2002Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

70.5
64.6
64.0
64.3

228.9
211.0
195.8
183.9

16,234.7
13,710.1
12,596.3
11,890.1

2003Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

63.7
75.5
84.9
81.1

171.8
167.2
154.0
134.5

11,010.3
12,702.4
13,146.9
10,973.4

2004Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

92.7
84.8
87.3
88.1

136.2
124.1
117.6
112.4

12,704.0
10,584.3
10,329.6
9,966.7

2005Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

84.6
91.3
111.8
128.9

110.8
110.0
111.4
112.0

9,425.1
10,102.2
12,524.4
14,513.1

2006Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

119.5
130.2
195.3
239.5

110.1
105.0
102.8
102.5

13,233.9
13,752.0
20,177.7
24,686.1

2007Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

194.2
157.1
21.9
26.9

102.0
102.1
99.2
96.7

19,920.9
16,129.3
2,181.7
2,611.7

2008Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

13.6
7.2
7.5
5.9

97.7
93.9
92.7
89.8

1,333.6
677.4
699.2
535.1

2009Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

4.6
5.3
15.0
52.0

85.2
85.3
80.4
83.1

396.0
453.0
1,216.2
4,347.6

33

geometric mean of the change in output (I), and, as can be seen
below, is computed using the unit value added estimate for the current
month (pm ) and the estimate for previous month:

E XPLANATORY N OTE
The Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization statistical
release, which is published around the middle of the month, reports
measures of output, capacity, and capacity utilization in
manufacturing, mining, and the electric and gas utilities industries.
More detailed descriptions of industrial production and capacity
utilization are available at www.federalreserve.gov/releases/G17 at
the Board’s World Wide Web site. In addition, files containing data
shown in the release, more detailed series that were published in the
G.17 prior to December 2000, and historical data are available at the
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specific series are provided as well. For paid access to the data files
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A
Im
A
Im−1

s P
P
Im pm−1
Im p m
P
P
=
×
Im−1 pm−1

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The IP proportions (typically shown in the first column of the relevant
tables in the monthly G.17 release) are estimates of the industries’
relative contributions to overall growth in the following year. For
example, the relative importance weight of the motor vehicles and
parts industry is about 4 percent. If output in this industry increased
10 percent in a month, then this gain would boost growth in total IP
by 4/10 percentage point (0.04 x 10% = 0.4%). To assist users with
calculations, the Federal Reserve’s web site provides supplemental
monthly statistics that represent the exact proportionate contribution
of a monthly change in a component index to the monthly change in
the total index (www.federalreserve.gov/
releases/G17/ipdisk/ipweights.sa.txt).

I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION
Coverage. The industrial production (IP) index measures the real
output of the manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities
industries; the reference period for the index is 2007. Manufacturing
consists of those industries included in the North American Industry
Classification System, or NAICS, definition of manufacturing plus
those industries-logging and newspaper, periodical, book and
directory publishing-that have traditionally been considered to be
manufacturing and included in the industrial sector. For the period
since 1997, the total IP index has been constructed from 312
individual series based on the 2002 North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes. These individual series are
classified in two ways: (1) market groups, and (2) industry groups.
Market groups consist of products and materials. Total products are
the aggregate of final products, such as consumer goods and
equipment, and nonindustrial supplies (which are inputs to
nonindustrial sectors). Materials are inputs in the manufacture of
products. Major industry groups include three-digit NAICS industries
and aggregates of these industries—for example, durable and
nondurable manufacturing, mining, and utilities. A complete
description of the market and industry structures, including details
regarding series classification, relative importance weights, and data
sources, is available on the Board’s web site
(www.federalreserve.gov/releases/G17/About.htm).

Timing. The first estimate of output for a month is published around
the 15th of the following month. The estimate is preliminary (denoted
by the superscript “p” in tables) and subject to revision in each of the
subsequent five months as new source data become available.
(Revised estimates are denoted by the superscript “r” in tables.) For
the first estimate of output for a given month, about 70 percent of the
source data (in value-added terms) are available; the fraction of
available source data increases to 84 percent for estimates in the
second month that the estimate is published, 93 percent in the third
month, 97 percent in the fourth month, 98 percent in the fifth month,
and 98 percent in the sixth month. Data availability by data type,
based on the six-month reporting window used in 2009, is
summarized in the table below:
Availability of Monthly IP Data in Publication Window
(Percent of value added in 2009)
Month of estimate

Source data. On a monthly basis, the individual indexes of industrial
production are constructed from two main types of source data: (1)
output measured in physical units and (2) data on inputs to the
production process, from which output is inferred. Data on physical
products, such as tons of steel or barrels of oil, are typically obtained
from private trade associations and from government agencies; data of
this type are used to estimate monthly IP wherever possible and
appropriate. Production indexes for a few industries are derived by
dividing estimated nominal output (calculated using unit production
or sales and unit values) by a corresponding Fisher price index; the
most notable of these fall within the high-technology grouping and
include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors.
When suitable data on physical product are not available, estimates of
output are based on production-worker hours by industry. Data on
hours worked by production workers are collected in the monthly
establishment survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The factors used to convert inputs into estimates of production are
based on historical relationships between the inputs and the
comprehensive annual data used to benchmark the IP indexes; these
factors also may be influenced by technological or cyclical
developments. The annual data used in benchmarking the individual
IP indexes are constructed from a variety of source data, such as the
quinquennial Censuses of Manufactures and Mineral Industries and
the Annual Survey of Manufactures, prepared by the Bureau of the
Census; the Minerals Yearbook, prepared by the United States
Geological Survey of the Department of the Interior; and publications
of the Department of Energy.

Type of data

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

Physical product

25

39

48

52

53

53

Production-worker hours

45

45

45

45

45

45

IP data received

70

84

93

97

98

98

IP data estimated

30

16

7

3

2

2

The physical product group includes series based on either monthly or
quarterly data. As can be seen in the first line of the table, in the first
month, a physical product indicator is available for about half of the
series (in terms of value added) that ultimately are based on physical
product data (25 percent out of total of 53 percent). Of the 25 percent,
about three-fourths (19 percent of total IP) include series that are
derived from weekly physical product data and for which actual
monthly data may lag up to several months. On average, quarterly
product data are received for the third estimate of industrial
production. Specifically, quarterly data are available for the second
estimate of the last month of a quarter, the third estimate of the second
month of a quarter, and the fourth estimate of the first month of a
quarter.
Seasonal adjustment. Individual series are seasonally adjusted using
Census X-12 ARIMA. For series based on production-worker hours,
the current seasonal factors were estimated with data through January
2011; for other series, the factors were estimated with data through at
least December 2010. Series are pre-adjusted for the effects of
holidays or the business cycle when appropriate. For the data since
1972, all seasonally adjusted aggregate indexes are calculated by
aggregating the seasonally adjusted indexes of the individual series.

Aggregation Methodology and Weights. The aggregation method
for the IP index is a version of the Fisher-ideal index formula. (For a
detailed discussion of the aggregation method, see The Federal
Reserve Bulletin February 1997 and March 2001.) In the IP index,
series that measure the output of an individual industry are combined
using weights derived from their proportion in the total value-added
output of all industries. The IP index, which extends back to 1919, is
built as a chain-type index since 1972. The current formula for the
growth in monthly IP (or any of the sub-aggregates) since 1972 is the

Reliability. The average revision to the level of the total IP index,
without regard to sign, between the first and the fourth estimates was
0.26 percent during the 1987–2009 period. The average revision to
the percent change in total IP, without regard to sign, from the first to

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that reported, on average, higher utilization rates than those reported
by establishments covered by the annual Survey of Plant Capacity
(the primary source of factory operating rates through 2006, after
which it was discontinued) for the fourteen years they overlapped.
Adjustments have been made to keep the industry utilization rates
currently reported by the Federal Reserve (now based on the QSPC)
roughly in line with rates formerly reported by McGraw-Hill. As a
consequence, the rates reported by the Federal Reserve tend to be
higher than the rates reported in the Census utilization surveys.

the fourth estimates was 0.21 percentage point during the 1987–2009
period. In most cases (about 85 percent), the direction of change in
output indicated by the first estimate for a given month is the same as
that shown by the fourth estimate.
Rounding. The published percent changes are calculated from
unrounded indexes, and may not be the same as percent changes
calculated from the rounded indexes shown in the release.
C APACITY U TILIZATION

Perspective. Over the 1972–2010 period, the average total industry
utilization rate was 80.4 percent; for manufacturing, the average
factory operating rate was 79.0 percent. Industrial plants usually
operate at capacity utilization rates that are well below 100 percent:
none of the broad aggregates has ever reached 100 percent. For total
industry and total manufacturing, utilization rates have exceeded 90
percent only in wartime. The highs and lows in capacity utilization
shown in table 11 are specific to each series and do not all occur in the
same month.

Overview. The Federal Reserve Board constructs estimates of
capacity and capacity utilization for industries in manufacturing,
mining, and electric and gas utilities. For a given industry, the
capacity utilization rate is equal to an output index (seasonally
adjusted) divided by a capacity index. The Federal Reserve Board’s
capacity indexes attempt to capture the concept of sustainable
maximum output—the greatest level of output a plant can maintain
within the framework of a realistic work schedule, after factoring in
normal downtime and assuming sufficient availability of inputs to
operate the capital in place.

R EFERENCES AND R ELEASE DATES
References. The annual revision published in March 2009 is
described in an article published in the Federal Reserve Bulletin and is
available on the Board’s website at:
www.federalreserve.gov/releases/G17/About.htm. A summary of
the annual revision that incorporated back to 1972 production and
capacity indexes reclassified according to the North American
Industry Classification System is available in an article in the Federal
Reserve Bulletin, vol. 89 (April 2003), pp.151-176. A description of
the aggregation methods for industrial production and capacity
utilization is included in an article in the Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol.
83 (February 1997), pp. 67-92. The Federal Reserve methodology for
constructing industry-level measures of capital is detailed in “Capital
Stock Estimates for Manufacturing Industries: Methods and Data” by
Mike Mohr and Charles Gilbert (1996), which can be obtained at:
www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/CapitalStockDocLatest.pdf.

Coverage. Capacity indexes are constructed for 89 detailed industries
(71 in manufacturing, 16 in mining, and 2 in utilities), which mostly
correspond to industries at the three- and four-digit NAICS level.
Estimates of capacity and utilization are available for a variety of
groups, including durable and nondurable manufacturing, total
manufacturing, mining, utilities, and total industry. Manufacturing
consists of those industries included in the North American Industry
Classification System, or NAICS, definition of manufacturing plus
those industries—logging and newspaper, periodical, book and
directory publishing—that have traditionally been considered to be
manufacturing and included in the industrial sector. Also, special
aggregates are available, such as high-technology industries and
manufacturing excluding high-technology industries.
Source Data. The monthly rates of capacity utilization are designed
to be consistent with both the monthly data on production and the
periodically available data on capacity and utilization. Because there
is no direct monthly information on overall industrial capacity or
utilization rates, the Federal Reserve first estimates annual capacity
indexes from the source data. Capacity data reported in physical units
from government sources (primarily from the U.S. Geological Survey
and the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration)
and trade sources are available for portions of several industries in
manufacturing (e.g., paper, industrial chemicals, petroleum refining,
motor vehicles), as well as for electric utilities and mining; these
industries represent about 25 percent of total industrial capacity.
When physical product data are unavailable for manufacturing
industries, capacity indexes are based on responses to the Bureau of
the Census’s Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity (QSPC); these
industries account for a bit less than 70 percent of total industry
capacity. In the absence of utilization data for a few mining and
petroleum series, capacity is based on trends through peaks in
production (roughly 5 percent of total industry capacity). A detailed
description of the methodology used to construct the capacity indexes
is available on the Board’s web site
(www.federalreserve.gov/releases/G17/CapNotes.htm).

Industrial Production—1986 Edition contains a more detailed
description of the other methods used to compile the industrial
production index, plus a history of its development, a glossary of
terms, and a bibliography. The major revisions to the IP indexes and
capacity utilization since 1990 have been described in the Federal
Reserve Bulletin (April 1990, June 1990, June 1993, March 1994,
January 1995, January 1996, February 1997, February 1998, January
1999, March 2000, March 2001, March 2002, April 2003, Winter
2004, Winter 2005).
Release Schedule
At 9:15 a.m. on
2011: January 14, February 16, March 17, April 15, May 17, June 15,
July 15, August 16, September 15, October 17, November 16, and
December 15.

Aggregation Methodology. Monthly capacity aggregates are
calculated in three steps: (1) utilization aggregates are calculated on
an annual basis through the most recent full year as capacity-weighted
aggregates of individual utilization rates; (2) the annual aggregate
capacity is derived from the corresponding production and utilization
aggregates; (3) the monthly capacity aggregate is obtained by
interpolating with a Fisher index of its constituent monthly capacity
series. Utilization rates for the individual series and aggregates are
calculated by dividing the pertinent monthly production index by the
related capacity index.
Consistency. A major aim is that the Federal Reserve utilization rates
be consistent over time so that, for example, a rate of 85 percent
means about the same degree of tightness that it meant in the past. A
major task for the Federal Reserve in developing reasonable and
consistent time series of capacity and utilization is dealing with
inconsistencies between the movements of the industrial production
index and the survey-based utilization rates. The McGraw-Hill/DRI
Survey, now discontinued, was the primary source of manufacturing
utilization rates for many years. This was a survey of large companies

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